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Impairment or Intoxication: Those states
that refer to Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or
Driving While Impaired (DWI) usually have
definitions that are similar to being under the
influence.
Implied Warranty of Merchantability:
Warranty that guarantees that goods purchased by
consumers are reasonably fit for their ordinary
purpose.
Inadequate Warning: These cases refer to
injuries, or even death, caused as a result of a
product which was sold without a proper warning to
the consumer. In North Carolina, an injured person
must prove that the manufacture acted unreasonably
in failing to provide such a warning, that the
failure to provide such warning proximately caused
the injury, and also one of the following: when the
product without an adequate warning left control of
the manufacturer, it created an unreasonably
dangerous condition that the manufacturer knew, or
should have known, posed a substantial risk of harm;
or after the product left the manufacturer’s
control, the manufacturer became aware of or should
have known that the product posed a substantial risk
of harm to a reasonably foreseeable user and failed
to take reasonable steps to give adequate warning.
In wrongful death cases, a family member could
attempt to provide this information/ evidence on
behalf of the deceased person.
Injury: Detrimental changes to a victim's
physical, mental or emotional state for which the
victim should be entitled to reasonable
compensation.
Investigator: Often, a lawsuit will require
more extensive investigation. An experienced law
firm can properly provide a private investigator for
collection of additional evidence, such as witness
statements, photographs of an accident site, or
background research and/or location of potential
defendants.
Insurance Defense Attorney: When the
negligent parties in a personal injury claim become
the defendants in a lawsuit and the formal complaint
is served upon them, their insurance company will
secure the services of a defense attorney to
represent their interests. The defense attorney is
legally representing the defendant, but is actually
being paid by the insurance company. This can
occasionally produce conflicts of interest which an
experienced personal injury attorney can make use of
to his client's benefit.
