With a construction worker in Beaufort, NC getting killed on May 23, it’s starting to feel like there are too many people dying on the job these days. A lot of recent worker deaths and injuries have occurred on the highway. For just two recent examples, a woman driving on I-95 near Lumberton two weeks
Where Is the Typical Child Sexual Predator Lurking? (Hint: Not Usually in the Public Restroom)
Although there is a lot of talk in North Carolina these days about little girls falling victim to men who dress up as women and lurk in rest-stop bathrooms, the truth is that is not where most of the child sexual predators are hanging out. They are far more likely to be people you know
Leto Has Same Surgery as Some of Her Clients — It’s Bad and Good
“What did you do? Did you get hurt at work?” That’s what lots of people ask when they find out I’ve recently had two shoulder (rotator cuff) surgeries. Truly I have no idea what caused it, but each of my shoulders became so painful that they were waking me up, and limiting what I could
CJG seeking people with information about priest under investigation in North Carolina
A child sexual abuse scandal unfolding around St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island, has led to the opening of an investigation by the Waynesville, North Carolina police department into the conduct of Rev. Howard H. White, Jr., an Episcopal priest who served in that Haywood County community for more then 20 years after he left St. George’s. More
N.C. Appellate Court rules that church can be sued for failure to supervise abusive clergy
In a case in which Leto Copeley is co-counsel, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that the First Amendment does not shield a church from claims for failure to properly supervise its clergy. Therefore, the firm’s lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh can proceed to the next phase, which is discovery. The