Breaking News

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

 

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The Association in the News

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

Elizabeth City Attorney Takes on Statewide Leadership Role: Protecting People's Rights During Turbulent Time

 

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

 

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Other Articles of Interest

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

Patient Safety

 

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


Our Leadership
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President

Gary W. Jackson

CEO

Richard M. Taylor, Jr.

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