When you have health insurance through your employer, you present your card to the doctor upfront and expect your bill to be covered. Unfortunately, oftentimes people are first made aware that a health insurance claim has been denied when they receive an unexpected bill from their doctor’s office. Maybe you even received a pre-approval letter, [...]
We get many phone calls from people who have been injured, whether it be by a car accident, slip and fall or they were attacked by their neighbor’s dog. During the consultation we walk each individual through a detailed analysis of their potential claim, but the ultimate question is always asked…How much is my case [...]
You may have seen the special report by the Observer and other McClatchy publications regarding the use of independent contractors in several states (click here for article). The report concludes that more than 35% of construction companies in North Carolina are misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees in an attempt to avoid withholding [...]
The elements of an alienation of affections action are: (1) a marriage with genuine love and affection; (2) the alienation and destruction of the marriage's love and affection; and (3) a showing that defendant's wrongful and malicious acts brought about the alienation of such love and affection. Litchfield v. Cox, 266 N.C. 622, 623, 146 [...]