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• The Deadliest Job: Crash Takes Life of Road Worker on US 29

  Pierce Egerton | September 25, 2009 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in America -- road construction. This afternoon another road worker died. Paul Daniel Macintyre, working for Protective Services of High Point, was riding...

• Share the Road: Tractors are Vehicles Too

  Lawrence Egerton | September 17, 2009 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Here in the south tractors making their way down old country roads is a common sight. Farming remains an important part of life for many in the carolinas. But, no matter how familiar, there are...

• Spinal Cord Injuries, Blue Rats and Food Dye Miracles

  Pierce Egerton | July 30, 2009 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Future spinal cord injuries may have a dramatically reduced chance of leading to paralysis, thanks to some very courageous rats, a common food dye and scientists at the University of Rochester...

• Rush to judgment over Starbucks burn lawsuit

  Dan Deuterman | August 07, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The myth of the frivolous lawsuit continues.A radio commentator reporting on a lawsuit filed against Starbucks by a man who suffered third degree burns from coffee characterized the suit as "frivolous" without considering the facts of the case.The insurance companies and corporations have created the perception that most personal injury lawsuits are frivolous, and they use the McDonald's coffee...

• North Carolina man dies in boat accident at fishing tournament

  Dan Deuterman | July 24, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A fisherman from Reidsville, North Carolina, who was participating in the Lake Reidsville Catfish Tournament died when his boat collided with another boat early Sunday morning.According to news reports, Jeffery Morton, 33, of 120 Shannon Lane in Reidsville, suffered fatal head injuries. Morton was fishing in a bass boat being piloted by his roommate, William Morris. Another fisherman, Ray Witt...

• Street Signs: When a Driver's View is Obstructed, Who is to Blame?

  Lawrence Egerton | September 29, 2009 12:17 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Road signs are vital to maintaining safe roadways. Without them the streets would be a chaotic and dangerous place. So whose fault is it when your view of those signs is completely blocked? This is...

• Highway Cowards - Running From Decency & Responsibility

  Pierce Egerton | September 08, 2009 8:08 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The past week or so several of my colleagues and I have written about the perils posed by uninsured drivers. Many of the postings pointed out that uninsured drivers are more likely to be persons...

• Nuns Face Wrongful Death Lawsuits in New Orleans Lafon Nursing Home Deaths during Hurricane Katrina

  Dan Deuterman | August 22, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  They don't face criminal charges, but that doesn't mean nuns who ran the Lafon Nursing Home in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck are in the clear. That's because they're facing wrongful death lawsuits regarding 22 nursing home residents who died in the horrible conditions in the aftermath of Katrina. New Orleans resident Maria Johnson sued Lafon in the death of her 79-year-old mother....

• Vacation Fun Turns Deadly -- Parasailers Die in High Winds at NC Beach

  Pierce Egerton | August 31, 2009 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  U.S. Coast Guard officials say a disconnected rope is to blame in a parasailing accident that killed two women in Ocean Isle, NC, on Friday. Among the victims is Cynthia Woodcock from...

• Vacation Turned Tragedy: Boy Drowns at Fort Fisher Beach

  Lawrence Egerton | August 14, 2009 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/ / CC BY 2.0 Saturday brought yet another drowning death this year. This time it happened at the beach near Fort Fisher, NC. 10 year old Emanuel...