Protecting patient safety in NC
Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction

Budget Cuts Limit Justice for North Carolinians in Need, Public News Service, November 2011
WRAL TV - House panel debates changes to Racial Justice Act, May 18, 2011
North Carolina innocence panel: Cases merit review, AP Newswire, May 1, 2011
Another Loss for Working People, News & Observer, April 21, 2011
GOP's Big Pharma Protection to Cost NC Taxpayers "Hundreds of Millions", PRNewswire, April 14, 2011
Don't limit public's access to N.C. courts, Charlotte Observer, April 10, 2011
The Accused Need More Resources, Not Fewer, Winston-Salem Journal, April 10, 2011
Faulty Shield - Proposed anti-consumer bill means government won't protect people as it should, and that people wont be properly compensated if hurt by products.
Bill would gut death-row inmates' access to racial-bias claims, Star News Online, April 8, 2011
High Risk of Medical Mistakes: 1 in 3 patients will face a mistake during a hospital stay, ABC News with Diane Sawyer, April 7, 2011
Editorial: Assault - Tort reform bill victimizes consumers instead, Fayetteville Observer, April 6, 2011
Up to the Bar, Editorial, News & Observer, March 16, 11
Editorial: The shield - Liability reform is legislative malpractice, Fayetteville Observer, March 13, 11
Editorial - Health reform? Patients' welfare is secondary as GOP tries to undo progress, Wilmington Star News, March 12, 11
Medical malpractice proposal goes too far: Bill gives near-blanket immunity even for horrendous ER care, Charlotte Observer, March 7, 2011
Daughter: 'I didn't get to say goodbye', Greensboro News & Record, March 6, 2011
House Bill Would Shield Drug Makers, News & Observer, March 23, 2011
Senate can do better on med malpractice, Charlotte Observer, March 2, 2011
NC Senate committee approves malpractice changes, CNBC, March 2, 2011
AARP Opposes NC Med Mal Bill as 'Road Block' for those hurt in Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Patients first, News & Observer, March 1, 2011
A collection of recent news stories on the North Carolina Advocates For Justice and our members:
Winston-Salem Attorney Chris Clifton Appointed to the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, Market Watch, Oct 20, 11
Two White & Allen Lawyers Included in Best Lawyers in America, Carolina Newswire, September 4, 2009
State ACLU Has New President, News & Observer, July 14, 2009
Injury Bill Gets to NC Senate, Winston-Salem Journal, July 13, 2009
Career Moves, News & Observer, June 30, 2009
NCAJ Gives Legal Assistants a Vote on Board, Lawyers Weekly, June 29, 2009
Repeat Felons Add Millions to Budget, News & Observer, June 7, 2009
House Aims To Help The Injured Win Suits, News & Observer, May 15, 2009
Bill Will Raise Age for Juvenile Crimes, Carolina News 14, May 13, 2009
Deadline Doubles on Product Suits, News & Observer, September 30, 2009
Contributory negligence-it's an insurance company's dream, Winston-Salem Journal March 14, 2008
Don't believe hype that law would increase insurance rates, Winston-Salem Journal March 4, 2008
The Trial Lawyer as Equalizer, News and Observer September 2, 2007
Harmed in the Hospital, News & Observer, Op Ed, Jan 20, 2011
Study: Medical Errors in NC Indicative of Nationwide Problem, Public News Service, Dec 10, 2010
Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals, New York Times, Nov 24 2010
Medical Injuries Harm 18% of Hospital Patients in N.C., Researchers Find, Bloomberg, Nov 24 2010
Little progress on patient-safety front, The Boston Globe, Nov 24, 2010
Lawsuits and Health Costs, News & Observer, September 27, 2009
Suing Gave Grieving Mom a Look at the Truth, News & Observer, September 26, 2009
Trial Lawyers in Fight Over Health Care Tort Reform, Roll Call, September 8, 2009
Dead by Mistake, San Francisco Chronicle, 2009
How American Health Care Killed My Father, Atlantic Monthly, September 2009
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