Clients of CJG receive $13 million settlement from auto collision
Leto Copeley and Ann Groninger recently settled a personal injury claim for a man who was catastrophically injured after he was rear-ended while stopped in his vehicle. His wife also had claims for loss of consortium. The firm’s client, a critical care nurse, was waiting for oncoming traffic to clear so that he could make a left turn into a business. He was hit from the rear by the driver of an SUV who was performing an errand for her employer. The driver of the SUV didn’t see the plaintiff’s truck until she hit him. The aftermath of the crash was caught on the...
Read MoreAnn part of group at work improving bicycling safety
Our focus in this firm is on making our clients’ lives better. That goes for the day to day legal work as well as our “hobbies.” Check out the bikelaw blog and bikelaw FaceBook page to see what we’re doing. Here’s a recent post about our recent meeting with NC DMV and DOT officials about improving cycling safety on a state-wide basis: http://www.bikelaw.com/blog/great-changes-afoot-in-north-carolina/
Read MoreCourt of Appeals win in Fisher vs. CWA, et al
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion today in favor of the Communication Workers of America and their Local Chapter 3602 in Fisher v. CWA. The case was the first case that we know of brought under North Carolina’s Identity Theft Protection Act. The Business Court, Judge Albert Diaz, and now the Court of Appeals determined that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by the National Labor Relations Act but did not reach the ITPA question. Robert Weaver of Quinn, Walls, Weaver and Davis in Alabama represented CWA and Ann Groninger represented CWA Local...
Read MoreCopeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC announces opening
Leto Copeley, Valerie Johnson and Ann Groninger proudly announce the opening of Copeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC, a law firm dedicated to the needs of working people and individuals who have been injured. Leto, Ann and Valerie have practiced together for many years as partners at Patterson Harkavy LLP, a firm dedicated to the the needs of working families in North Carolina for more than 30 years. The move to Copeley Johnson & Groninger will allow the focus of the practice on the partners’ core value: service to clients and to the community. The practice continues to...
Read MoreAnn Groninger on bikelaw cycling tour
Ann Groninger embarked on a four day cycling tour of the Blue Ridge in support of ncbikelaw, the cyclist’s resource for legal advice and representation in North Carolina. The crew included attorneys and cyclists from South Carolina and scbikelaw on a route through Little Switzerland and Asheville, North Carolina. Ann, a cyclist that uses her bike for recreation and transportation, spends considerable time attending seminars of concerned cyclists, speaking about bicycle safety and bicycle law.
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