On November 13, 2014, a pedestrian bridge under construction at Wake Tech Community College’s North Campus collapsed killing one worker and injuring four others. The very next day, another bridge of a similar design collapsed at Wake Tech’s North Campus. Zaytoun Law Firm is proudly representing the Estate of the worker who was tragically killed at Wake Tech in the first bridge collapse, as well as another worker who was severely injured in this tragedy. Our attorneys are fighting to achieve justice for these workers and their families whose lives have been forever changed by these unnecessary events. We have retained preeminent experts in fields such as structural engineering and design to prove that this collapse never … [Read more...]
Robert Zaytoun’s Scholarship Raising Efforts Recognized in UNC Law School’s Alumni News
Last fall, attorney Robert Zaytoun of Zaytoun Law Firm served as the Chair of the 2014 UNC Law Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Classic Committee. The 2014 Committee put on an annual fundraising golf tournament that raised record funding for student scholarships at UNC Law School. Accordingly, Robert and the firm, along with Zaytoun Law Firm attorneys and UNC Law alumni John Taylor and Matt Ballew, and UNC golf team alum Henry Zaytoun, III, were featured in the October 2, 2014 edition of UNC Law School's Alumni News with the picture above. Robert is pleased to announce that he will continue in this role and serve as the 2015 Committee Chair, and he hopes to help more law students receive … [Read more...]
“Defensive medicine” myth continues to be debunked by recent studies
Legal blogger Max Kennerly recently wrote a great post explaining the myth of "defensive medicine"--the false idea that health care costs are high because doctors constantly order unnecessary tests out of a fear of being sued. In addition to pointing out the flawed logic with this idea, the post cites to a new wave of medical studies confirming that the "tort reform" laws passed to stop this purported problem have failed to make medical care any cheaper or safer for patients in states across the nation. This is certainly true here in North Carolina. Check out Max's post here: http://www.litigationandtrial.com/2014/10/articles/attorney/medical-malpractice-1/defensive-medicine/ … [Read more...]
Cleveland Clinic study finds that the savings from ‘tort reform’ are mythical
The LA Times and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Michael Hiltzik report on a recent Cleveland Clinic study further debunking the myth of tort reform and the costs of defensive medicine. The North Carolina Medical Malpractice lawyers at Zaytoun Law Firm believe that so-called "tort reform" is nothing more than a bar to justice for ordinary citizens of our state. North Carolina has been affected by recent reform legislation that has stripped injured people of their rights to seek full redress in our civil courts. Studies like these are further confirmation of the real truth about medical care in this state and country: that meritorious claims for medical negligence have nothing to do with the predictable and steady rise of healthcare costs. … [Read more...]
