Workers’ compensation and case-shifting On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Mar 22, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation When workers in North Carolina suffer an on-the-job injury, they should be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Certain types of workplace injuries, such as fractures, are easily traced to the workplace. Others, however, may be more difficult to show that they resulted from […]

Continental’s faulty air bags in millions of cars On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Feb 12, 2016 | Products Liability In North Carolina and the rest of the U.S., the faulty airbag problem has become even more widespread. Now Continental Automotive Systems is recalling between 1.5 million and two million U.S. cars out of the five million worldwide. The […]

DraftKings or FanDuel Fantasy Sports On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 11, 2015 | Civil Trial Played DraftKings or FanDuel Fantasy Sports and Lost? The two major fantasy sports internet sites DraftKings and FanDuel have admitted that their employees have been playing and winning money at the rival sites and may have been doing so with data they […]

What poultry workers face in North Carolina On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 9, 2015 | Workers’ Compensation Although chicken has become a popular food in America, poultry workers are exposed to poor working conditions. A study from Oxfam America revealed that they work for near minimum wage and have little job security, which makes them less likely […]

Worker dies in Weyerhaeuser forklift accident On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Aug 8, 2014 | Workers’ Compensation On Aug. 4, a forklift accident at a North Carolina lumber mill resulted in the death of a 54-year-old worker. The fatal workplace accident happened at a Weyerhaeuser facility in Greenville that employs 184 people. Shortly after the fatality, the mill […]

Log Truck Collision Injuries in Eastern NC On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Jan 20, 2014 | Car Accidents, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Log Truck defects often leads to need of auto accident lawyers in Eastern NC.  Log trucks are often coming out of the woods heavily laden with as many pounds of logs as they can as they get paid […]

Underinsured Motorist Insurance for NC Traffic Collision injuries On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Dec 15, 2013 | Car Accidents, Civil Trial, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Underinsured Motorist Insurance for NC Traffic Collision injuries may provide coverage above the North Carolina minimum limits. In North Carolina the minimum insurance limit to drive is thirty thousand dollars per person.  If you have significant […]

Add Medical Payments, Medpay, Coverage in North Carolina to your Auto Insurance Policy On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Dec 14, 2013 | Car Accidents, Civil Trial, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Add Medical Payments Coverage, known as Medpay, in North Carolina to your Auto Insurance Policy.  Medpay coverage is cheap, no fault coverage that can be purchased to pay for lost wages […]

Social Security Disability, SSI treating Physicians must get Controlling Weight On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 29, 2013 | Legally Speaking, Social Security Disability Social Security Disability, SSI Judges must give Plaintiff’s treating physicians controlling weight. Board Certified Social Security Disability Attorney Susan O’Malley recently argued a Federal District Court Social Security Disability, SSI case in front of North […]

What to do after an Injury in a Car Crash in Eastern NC On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 18, 2013 | Car Accidents, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Car Crash?  Injured?  Just not sure what to do next? Often our clients are just not sure what to do immediately after a car crash.  Injuries and emotions can get in the […]