For children under four, death by drowning is the leading cause of death other than some congenital birth defect.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM
Your case usually is not against your employer, it’s against their workers compensation insurance company. That is a very very different thing.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY: NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM
The first point that I like to emphasize to people is, Social Security Disability is an insurance policy. On your paycheck stub you have the FICA line. Part of that is an insurance premium that gets paid into the government for their disability system. This isn’t a give away. It’s not a handout.
NORTH CAROLINA BICYCLE LAWS – AN UPDATE
In North Carolina, 16 and under, it’s mandatory to wear a bicycle helmet. If you’re over that age it’s not mandatory, but as the sign in the bicycle shops says, “A helmet is cheaper than a neurosurgical exam.”
RUN SAFETY
Attorney David Daggett of Daggett Shuler Law talks about run safety and sun safety. He also discusses research regarding the correlation between exercise and IQ test scores.
SAFE SOBER PROM NIGHT 2018
The basis of the program is you sign a pledge not to use drugs or alcohol on prom night and in return, you get a free t-shirt.
HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS
A host has a responsibility. If they knew or should have known that a guest had too much to drink and is driving and that guest goes out and causes harm to some unknown third person, the host can be responsible
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
What the research shows is that if you develop poor eating habits when you’re young, that carries through for the rest of your life. The unfortunate thing is childhood obesity is one of the biggest epidemics that we have in the United States where now, estimates are 30% or so of our children are in the obese category.
DAGGETT SHULER BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM
Our back-to-school backpack program is very fulfilling for us because we know the difference it makes and we’ve seen it. You know, a lot of our employees, they have youngsters that are in school with underprivileged kids, and they know that the difference that we’re making. So, it’s kind of a project that we’ve had, you know, a lot of buy in-
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina has passed a statute regarding the use of autonomous vehicles. This statute goes into effect December 1, 2017. The legislation is outpacing the technology as these vehicles are not yet available and may not be until about 2021.
SUMMER SAFETY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES
Hydration is very important not just when you’re active in doing fitness type things, but it’s essential for our life. The basic guidelines and recommendations, if you look them up, are you take your weight, so for me I’m a little under 170 pounds, divide it in half, that’s 85. You should drink 85 ounces of water a day. That’s a basic rule of thumb.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND TRAINING
Most motorcycle accidents occur when a car turns left in front of a motorcycle, often because the driver failed to see the motorcycle.

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