NC Personal Injury Case Overview

In the Discovery phase, both sides share information before trial. There are four main ways to pass this information: Request for Admission, Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents and Depositions. You must respond to the defendant’s requests and they must respond to yours. You are allowed to ask for clarifications of their answers if their meaning is not clear.

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If you are unwilling to accept the insurance adjuster’s offer, your next move is to file a court case. This is accomplished by filing a complaint in the NC county court in which the accident occurred. Superior courts handle matters in excess of $25,000. Any lower dollar amounts are held in District Court. You do not have to know the exact dollar amount to know where to file. You simply have to alle...

This is the final episode discussing issues with settling or taking your NC Personal Injury case to trial. You can find out more information on the trial process at https://www.disabilitylawfirmnc.com/raleigh-personal-injury-lawyers/#Litigation_-_Starting_the_Lawsuit. 

If you are unwilling to accept the insurance adjuster’s offer, your next move is to file a court case. This is accomplished by fili...

This continuation of our previous podcast discusses issues to consider when deciding to settle a NC Personal Injury case or go to trial. 

Some cases will receive the highest settlement when settling before trial and other cases will have to go all the way to a jury to attain the best recovery.  Also, in NC, after a court case is filed but before trial, the court will order a mediated settlement conference. Many cases settle during ...

If you have been injured in NC by the negligence of another, you may be wondering if you should settle your personal injury claim or proceed to trial. While this podcast cannot answer that question for you, it attempts to explain the pros and cons of each path.

Time, location, expense, stress and maximizing recovery are all factors that should be considered carefully before making a decision to take a NC Personal Injury case to tri...

NC is a contributory negligence state which means that if you are even 1% at fault for your car accident, you can not recover your losses. If the accident was not your fault, you can recover the costs of your doctor bills, lost wages and be compensated for your pain and suffering. Punitive damages are rarely awarded. In order for you to recover from NC Personal Injury Litigation, you must file your case in court before the statute ...

This podcast includes an interview with Jack Keener, Attorney at Law, and Samantha Couch-Moye, Paralegal. Jack and Samantha help The Bishop Law Firm's injured clients.

In this podcast we discussed:

1. Should you use your own health insurance to pay accident related medical bills?  https://www.disabilitylawfirmnc.com/medical-bills-after-a-nc-motor-vehicle-accident/

2. How soon should you file your injury claim with the insurance com...

Anyone who is injured due to the negligence of another through no fault of their own can potentially have a personal injury case in North Carolina. NC is a contributory negligence state, meaning if the injured person is even 1% at fault, they can not recover on a personal injury case (but see Last Clear Chance Doctrine).

For car accident cases, the officer will sometimes issue a citation to the at-fault party, but not always. In ot...