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Many apartment complexes allow tenants to keep dogs, including dangerous breeds such as pit bulls and rottweilers. If a dog attack occurs in a North Carolina apartment complex, the injured party may have a claim against the owner and keeper of the dog and the apartment complex itself. Our attorneys
It is a tragic truth that some workers in the childcare industry take advantage of their positions of power to sexually abuse innocent children. The North Carolina sex abuse attorneys at Maginnis Howard are experienced in handling such claims of sexual abuse at daycare centers and can help your family
For many people, a trip to Lowe’s or Home Depot is, at best, a neutral experience. At worst, it’s an unpleasant (and often very costly) one. Unfortunately, for some shoppers looking to progress on their weekend DIY projects, these mundane trips to the home improvement center can quickly become a
Yes, and unintended retained foreign objects happen more than you think. A sponge, surgical towel, swab, or gauze is left in an abdominal cavity. A stint lodged in a urethra. Even drill bits and scissors have been left behind in surgical patients after surgery. According to the Patient Safety Network,
Even though the diminutive and sleekly designed electric scooter may seem harmless, there have already been 22 scooter accidents in Raleigh since July 2018, when Bird® first deployed its fleet of scooters without any permission or license from the City of Raleigh. See Dangerous or Fun? Wake EMS has responded
Interstate 40 in North Carolina can be a dangerous place for drivers. Given the number of heavy vehicles such as tractor-trailers traveling at high rates of speed, deadly crashes on I-40 can happen in an instant. Even what starts as a minor wreck can lead to a more serious one
Many dog owners are simply not responsible. They do not adequately train or restrain their dogs, which can be a menace to the community. In the most tragic of circumstances, these dangerous dogs can get loose and maim and kill human beings. Recently, Maginnis Howard’s lawyers responded to a case
In 2018, attorney Shawn Howard recovered a $2,930,952 wrongful death settlement on behalf of the family of a 6 year old girl killed by a drunk driver. The driver, a former UNC student, drove the wrong direction along I-85 in 2015 and killed three people. The driver received a prison
The truth is that many violent automobile collisions do not result in catastrophic injuries. The majority of North Carolinians involved in car accidents are able to walk away without permanent, life changing injuries. Nevertheless, many less severe injuries can still result in considerable financial burden, physical pain, and disruption to
While pelvic fractures are not an overly common result of car accidents and tractor-trailer wrecks, they certainly can happen as a result of high-impact collisions. Pelvic fractures themselves make up only about 3% of all adult fractures. Though they are not common, they can be severe. They almost always result