Justice for Victims in Raleigh: Car, Truck & Motorcycle Accidents and Sexual Abuse Claims Blog

This just in from www.cnn.com Every once in a while someone goes a little too far in trying to avoid jury service. Looks like this guy went overboard in his attempt to avoid service on a grand jury, which amittedly, can take a lot of time. I think the Judge did the right thing here.…

As I’m getting ready for a trial, I’m constantly reminded that the “reason the case is going to trial” has more to do with the defendant’s insurance company than anything else. It’s frustrating as an attorney fighting for justice because I have the burden of proof for the “facts” of the case, but what the…

One of our local (Wake County) Judges has ruled that witnesses in court can now be “sworn in” with just about any religious text, including the Quran. I completely agree with this decision and applaud Judge Paul Ridgeway for the courage to do the right thing. Interestingly, the stories don’t mention that witnesses already have…

I think this is a decent idea, in general terms, though I doubt that it will do much to actually prevent predatory practices. Realistically, if a sexual predator is being “smart” they will have no real identifying information on their MySpace profile. Given the absolute ease of setting up free and virtually untraceable email accounts,…

I’m happy to say that today www.NCTriallawblog.com turned “10,000” so to speak. I’ve had 10,000 visitors since the “launch” of the Blog last August. Honestly, I have no idea if this is “good” or not, but it averages out to about 30 new visits per day, so I think in general, it’s been a good…

Breath testing can not always be performed As an attorney representing the victims of drunk drivers, I know that due to circumstances beyond the control of law enforcement, BrAC (breath alcohol concentration) measured with a machine commonly referred to as a Breathalyzer can not always be tested during the time required by law to determine…

Cooper unveils upgraded sex offender registry Web site Associated Press SMITHFIELD, N.C. – North Carolina now has an updated sex offender registry Web site for citizens who want more specific information about where child molesters, rapists and other criminals live. View the new website here:  N.C. Sex Offender Registry: http://www.ncfindoffender.gov The upgrades, announced Monday by…

I had the wonderful opportunity to speak this morning at the NC Paralegal Association in New Bern, NC. Because I could not get all my materials printed in time, here are the materials for download: The PowerPoint Slide Show in PDF format:  Download nichols_preparing_your_client_for_trial_presentation.pdf Here is the actual PowerPoint Show: Power Point Here is the…

I had the pleasure of speaking this morning at the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyer’s Workers’ Compensation Roundtable Seminar. I was pinch hitting for a number of State and federal Employees who were supposed to talk about: Medicaid, Medicare, State Employee Health Plan, and TriCare. Instead, they got me. I am posting a link…

Looks like AOL (America On Line) is attempting to pass off urban legend as news. This post is very important, and I hope that anyone coming to this webpage reads the whole post! The America Online (AOL) website titled “Most Outrageous Lawsuits.” Appears in the money and finance section of AOL and is also prominently…