Haeco leaked confidential employee information On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | May 19, 2016 | Civil Trial Haeco leaked confidential employee information for 3,000 employees Employees of Haeco Americas LLC filed a proposed class action in North Carolina federal court on Tuesday, saying it violated privacy laws by falling for a phishing scheme, emailing the sensitive tax information of […]

Drug maker failed to warn Cancer patients of permanent hair loss On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | May 7, 2016 | Products Liability Drug maker failed to warn Cancer patients of permanent hair loss. Several lawsuits states the manufacturer of Taxotere (Sanofi-Aventis) failed to warn patients and physicians of the increased risks of permanent alopecia (loss of hair) through […]

The link between sleep and workplace injuries On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Apr 6, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation A study of more than 1,200 people who were screened for obstructive sleep apnea at British Columbia sleep clinic has shed some light on the link between sleep and workplace injuries, and it may be of interest to North Carolina […]

Workers’ compensation and case-shifting On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Mar 22, 2016 | Workers’ Compensation When workers in North Carolina suffer an on-the-job injury, they should be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Certain types of workplace injuries, such as fractures, are easily traced to the workplace. Others, however, may be more difficult to show that they resulted from […]

Continental’s faulty air bags in millions of cars On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Feb 12, 2016 | Products Liability In North Carolina and the rest of the U.S., the faulty airbag problem has become even more widespread. Now Continental Automotive Systems is recalling between 1.5 million and two million U.S. cars out of the five million worldwide. The […]

DraftKings or FanDuel Fantasy Sports On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 11, 2015 | Civil Trial Played DraftKings or FanDuel Fantasy Sports and Lost? The two major fantasy sports internet sites DraftKings and FanDuel have admitted that their employees have been playing and winning money at the rival sites and may have been doing so with data they […]

What poultry workers face in North Carolina On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Nov 9, 2015 | Workers’ Compensation Although chicken has become a popular food in America, poultry workers are exposed to poor working conditions. A study from Oxfam America revealed that they work for near minimum wage and have little job security, which makes them less likely […]

Worker dies in Weyerhaeuser forklift accident On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Aug 8, 2014 | Workers’ Compensation On Aug. 4, a forklift accident at a North Carolina lumber mill resulted in the death of a 54-year-old worker. The fatal workplace accident happened at a Weyerhaeuser facility in Greenville that employs 184 people. Shortly after the fatality, the mill […]

Log Truck Collision Injuries in Eastern NC On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Jan 20, 2014 | Car Accidents, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Log Truck defects often leads to need of auto accident lawyers in Eastern NC.  Log trucks are often coming out of the woods heavily laden with as many pounds of logs as they can as they get paid […]

Underinsured Motorist Insurance for NC Traffic Collision injuries On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Dec 15, 2013 | Car Accidents, Civil Trial, Legally Speaking, Personal Injury Underinsured Motorist Insurance for NC Traffic Collision injuries may provide coverage above the North Carolina minimum limits. In North Carolina the minimum insurance limit to drive is thirty thousand dollars per person.  If you have significant […]