Your rights are at risk, and you need to know. You need to act. We all do. It is a frightening reality that we have an economy based on the fattening of corporate wallets — that making a profit is valued above helping people, above the physical and financial safety […]
Regional Competition Winners Take Home National Championship
Martin & Jones was proud to be one of the sponsors of the regional 2017 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) held in Raleigh the weekend of March 10-12. The winner of the regional competition went on to become the national champions. Congratulations to the Wake […]
Asbestos Exposure Hazards Endanger Workers
Asbestos exposure in the workplace continues to be a problem for tens of thousands of American workers. Two U.S. senators from Montana, Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Steve Daines passed Senate Resolution 98 designating April as National Asbestos Awareness Month. Each year an estimated 15,000 American workers die from preventable […]
Are OSHA’s Toxic Exposure Standards Strong Enough to Protect American Workers?
A staggering number of U.S. workers are affected by toxic chemical exposures. OSHA estimates that 50,000 workers die and over 190,000 develop illnesses every year from occupational exposures, while some experts say the actual numbers are much higher. This includes asbestos diseases like malignant mesothelioma and a multitude of other […]
Lawsuit Filed Against Charlotte School of Law — Attorneys Continue to Investigate
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by Martin & Jones and Shipman & Wright, on behalf of all students attending the Charlotte School of Law during the fall 2016 semester. The complaint alleges that Charlotte Law and its owners, InfiLaw, violated North Carolina’s prohibition against unfair or deceptive […]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Linked to Contaminated Heater-Cooler Units
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have issued warnings concerning an increased risk of infection from heater-cooler devices used during open heart and transplant surgery. Heater-cooler devices are used during heart and transplant surgery to heat and cool a patient’s blood and […]
Several Ford Models Being Recalled for Safety Belt Issue
Ford has issued a recall on more 680,000 vehicles, most of which are in the United States. According to news reports, certain Ford Fusions and Lincoln MKZs vehicles are being recalled because of a safety belt issue. Ford indicates that the front seat belts may malfunction in a crash. During […]
Martin & Jones Investigates and Files Xarelto Claims
More than 9,000 cases involving injuries or death caused by Xarelto have now been filed in state and federal courts against the manufacturer Bayer AG and its U.S. distributor Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Xarelto is a blood thinner that has been associated with severe, irreversible internal […]
Helping Our Neighbors Devastated by Hurricane Matthew
Our hearts go out to our friends and neighbors so devastated by Hurricane Matthew. We were looking for ways to help and wanted to share what we found. The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina are helping victims of this disaster, […]
Were you sold Universal Life Insurance and told the premium would never increase?
When interest rates were very high in the 1980s and 1990s, insurance companies aggressively sold Universal Life Insurance policies promising the customers that their monthly premiums would never increase. However, these insurance companies knew that the premiums on these policies would increase when interest rates inevitably went down, but chose […]