Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions Asked of Our NC Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Lawyers

Many of our North Carolina accident clients have similar questions. Our FAQs answer many questions for prospective clients. If you have any questions about your case, call 1-800-800-4LAW and an experienced NC injury lawyer will talk to you on your very first call.

Auto Accidents

• What if the other driver has $30000 worth of insurance but my insurance is worth 100000?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• How much is my case worth?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Who is going to pay my damages?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What if the other driver has no insurance?
  
  
  
   
  
  
• Might other insurance be available to me?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• How Do You Proceed With My Case?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What Should I do Next?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• What should I do about seeking medical advice?
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  
• My son is starting to drive. What is the best advice I can give him?
• I'm the parent of a newly licensed driver. How can I afford insurance?

Worker's Compensation

• I was injured on the job but my employer doesn't want me to file a workers' compensation claim. I am afraid I will be fired if I file a claim. I can't afford to get treatment on my own. What should I do?
• I have filed a workers' compensation claim but I don't like the doctor that my employer sent me to. I've been told that I can't change doctors and that doesn't seem fair. What can I do?

Social Security Disabilitiy

• I think that I am entitled to Social Security Disability. I have been reading about it on the internet and am discouraged by all the red tape and complications involved. Is there any way that I can handle my claim in an easier fashion?
• Can I apply for Social Security Disability and keep working without penalty?

Slip and Fall

• I fell at Wal-Mart and hurt myself but don't know what caused me to fall. I have called several law firms and, although I didn't talk to a lawyer, they all turned me down. What should I do?
• I slipped and fell in a store and hurt my back, but I already had back trouble before this fall. The store's insurance company has refused to pay because they say I had a pre-existing condition. Do I have a case?

Medical Malpractice

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  Are class action lawsuits a good thing?

• What can a lawyer do for me?
• Did the people at Johnson & Johnson or DePuy Orthopaedics know that there were problems with the hip implants?
• Will the doctors who performed the hip operations be sued?
• Q: When should revision surgery be considered?

• Q: What are the signs of hip implant failure?

• Q: Do DePuy hip implants cause metal filings to enter the bloodstream?

• Q: What problems are created by metal particles from the implants?

• Q: What are the signs of hip implant failure?
  
• Specifically which DePuy units were recalled?
• How can I find out if I have a DePuy ASR hip implant?
• What should I do if I find out that my hip replacement surgery used a DePuy ASR hip implant?

General

• Did DePuy know that there were problems with the hip implants?