Delays in North Carolina construction projects can frustrate contractors, developers, property owners and other project stakeholders. Reasons for delays are nearly infinite, but the most common causes include bad weather, budget shortfalls, design changes and...
Charlotte Civil Litgation Law
Architectural design flaws past and present
When construction of the bell tower of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta commenced more than eight centuries ago, the structure was intended to be a white marble monument to God. However, because the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built on a soft mixture of clay, sand...
How Does Med-Pay Work?
Auto insurance policies require specific coverage categories like underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage. Med-pay is a category of optional coverage in a policy that can provide a limited amount of compensation for medical expenses after a car accident. Med-pay...
How contributory negligence affects North Carolina car crashes
In a city the size of Charlotte, there are motor vehicle crashes virtually every day. Far too often, the wrecks result in serious injuries to drivers, passengers or pedestrians and sometimes even fatalities. Who caused the crash? One of the first things people want to...
Step 2: Filing a North Carolina personal injury lawsuit
If you stop by our Charlotte Civil Litigation Law blog from time to time, you might recall a September post on the steps you must take to file a North Carolina personal injury lawsuit. In that post, we noted that you can file a suit in District Court for cases...
Go slow: Charlotte-area road construction ahead
While it might sometimes seem as if the world is disorganized and chaotic, there is an orderly type of comfort to be found in the design details and precise plans of road construction projects. Planners often include improvements to existing streets and highways, such...
Part 2: Does your brand-new Charlotte home come with warranties?
Regular readers of our Charlotte Civil Litigation Blog will recall a recent post in this space about warranties that can protect people who purchase a brand-new, recently constructed home. North Carolina law has two types of warranties that can protect these...
Does your brand-new Charlotte home come with warranties?
Consumers have a different set of expectations when purchasing a new car than they do when they buy a used vehicle. When you buy a used car, you understand that it will come with some signs of wear and tear and perhaps even a mechanical issue that will need to be...
A to Z: links to Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC and U.S. laws
One of the goals for our Charlotte Civil Litigation Law blog is provide convenient access to usable information about the often-complicated and overlapping legal systems that describe and protect our rights, lives and property. In this post, we’re going to supply you...
Don’t make these common mistakes after a car accident
No one gets into their car in the morning and expects to get in an accident. If they did, there’s a good chance they wouldn’t be driving. However, most people experience at least one car wreck in their lifetime. According to car insurance estimates, the average driver...