Some unscrupulous employers respond to a workplace accident by threatening to report an undocumented worker to immigration control if they claim workers’ compensation benefits. If you are an undocumented worker in North Carolina, you have all of the legal rights and remedies provided by both federal and state law, including…
Personal injury clients sometimes ask whether they will have to pay taxes on any compensation recovered in a personal injury claim. The answer is that in most cases, Uncle Sam will not tax the majority of a personal injury settlement. Personal injury claims are meant to make people who have…
Only a small percentage of lawyers in a state are honored as rising stars each year The law firm Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks is pleased to announce that partner attorney Ashley T. Banks has been recognized by the Super Lawyers rating service as a 2023 North Carolina Rising Star….
When a group of people have been injured in the same way by an unsafe product or defective drug, for example, those injured may find that a lawsuit is better pursued as a class action. There are some advantages to requesting that the court combine individual lawsuits into a single…
Selecting the right personal injury lawyer to represent you after an accident involves knowing the right questions to ask. You want to choose an attorney who has handled cases similar to your case and who will take the time to understand your needs. The North Carolina personal injury lawyers at…
Passengers can suffer significant injuries in car accidents and may have a right to seek compensation for their losses. This includes seeking compensation from whoever caused the wreck, be it the driver of the other car or the driver of the car in which the passenger was riding if that…
Suffering a severe or disabling injury can put an incredible strain on a marriage. The caretaker burden placed on a spouse and the diminished lifestyle can cause a couple to split up and divorce. What happens then to the proceeds from a workers’ compensation settlement obtained for a workplace injury…
When I wrote about a workers’ comp case recently and posted it, I got a lot of encouraging responses. Well, here goes again. I write this with the permission of my client’s family. In late 2017 I was contacted by the father of a 2 ½-year-old girl who was hospitalized…
Personal injury lawsuits in North Carolina are subject to a filing deadline that is known as the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations sets a deadline after which parties in a dispute may no longer initiate legal proceedings. The length of time allowed under a statute of limitations varies…
When a petition alleging abuse or neglect of an underage child is filed in a North Carolina district court, the child involved has legal rights. To ensure those rights are protected as the court makes decisions about temporary care and permanent custody of the child, the judge is required to appoint…
