Matt has volunteered to speak to a group of AVID students at Leland Middle School this Friday, October 1st.  AVID, standing for Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a 4th through 12th grade program designed to prepare students in the academic middle for four-year college eligibility.  Matt plans to discuss his experience as a college student [...]

Blog Written by Attorney Gary K. Shipman When I read the just released draft of the House Republicans Legislative agenda, called the “Pledge to America”, I couldn’t help but look back to the comments of two of their own.  The Republican’s “pledge” (hey, doesn’t that sound a lot like that contract that they made, and [...]

Blog Written by Attorney Jean S. Martin The FDA announced today that it will place new restrictions on the use of Avandia in patients.  Avandia will now be restricted to use in patients with Type 2diabetes that cannot be controlled on other medications.  These new restrictions come after increased scrutiny of the drug because of [...]

Please join us in welcoming our two newest members to the Shipman & Wright Team.  We are excited about the dynamic and talent that Cory and Josh bring to the group.  Here is a little background on the two newcomers… Attorney Cory Reiss: Cory grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and spent his summers [...]

Blog Written by Attorney Jean S. Martin There are approximately 35 million denture wearers in the United States.  Now it appears that there is a linkbetween denture adhesives and a variety of serious health issues such as zinc poisoning, copper depletion and peripheral neuropathy. Denture adhesive cream is an over-the-counter product that is applied to dentures [...]

Blog Written by Attorney Jean S. Martin Plain and simple:  It is unlawful in North Carolina to pass a stopped school bus while the bus is displaying it’s mechanical stop sign and flashing red lights and is stopped for the purpose of receiving and discharging passengers. It is unlawful and extremely dangerous.  Every day, over [...]

Our firm is investigating the manufacture, marketing and sale of the Remington manufactured semi-automatic rifles, model number 597 17 HMR.  Remington has issued a notice to consumers instructing them to “immediately stop using your Remington Model 597 17 HMR semi-automatic rifle” and to “immediately discontinue use of 17 HMR ammunition.”  Our law firm is exploring [...]

Blog Written by Attorney Cory Reiss Just in time for Labor Day, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration expressed concern last week about the traditionally grueling schedule that hospitals require of interns and resident physicians. And the office, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, may actually take the problem of bleary-eyed doctors seriously [...]

Blog Written by Attorney James T. Moore As an attorney, emotionally, wrongful death cases are some of the most difficult cases to litigate. They are the most tragic, unexpected situations that any family member can ever be put in. The family members then come to you for guidance and advice, and at the same time, [...]