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When those who hurt others (or their insurance companies) don't treat their victims fairly or take full responsibility, juries and courtroom may be necessary to ensure justice is done. Juries, through their power, decide what is right and fair. Juries hold wrongdoers accountable. Juries are important. Accountability is important.

Accountability leads to increased care and responsibility. It leads to change. It makes medicine and health care safer. It makes dealing with insurance companies fair. Many doctors, nurses, and nursing homes do heroic things. We admire them for their care, skill and education. There are insurance companies who serve a critical function in our social and economic systems. In some cases, though, certain companies and people don't follow the rules and people get hurt (sometimes physically, sometimes economically, and sometimes both). Many times, the hurt could have been easily avoided. Many times, unfortunately, the hurt is clearly due to systemic and widespread problems that are the result of blind devotion to profits over people.

I work for those who have been injured (physically, emotionally, or financially) by the wrongdoing of others. I am committed to my clients' personal injury and wrongful death cases, whether they arise from insurance company claim disputes, automobile/trucking accidents, nursing home abuse/neglect, medical negligene and errors, or other accidents; and I am willing to take those cases to trial, if necessary and appropriate to achieve a fair result. I am "Peer Review Rated" by Martindale-Hubbell, and provide personal and intense attention to my clients' matters. Whether an insurance law dispute, injury or death resulting from nursing home abuse, medical error, surgery error, failure to diagnose, an automobile accident or crash, or any other kind of personal injury; I will do my best to help.

Key Practice Areas

North Carolina lawyer/attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant helps people who have been hurt by the errors and mistakes of hospitals, doctors, physicians, nurses and other health care providers. If you have a medical malpractice or medical negligence case, attorney Pleasant can help you anywhere in North Carolina, including Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or other areas.

If you have been injured in an accident, or by a dangerous or defective product, call Thomas Pleasant for an evaluation of your personal injury case. If you have been injured through no fault of your own, you are entitled to compensation. If you are having problems getting a fair settlement from the insurance company for your injuries, including your pain and suffering, and medical bills, Thomas Pleasant can help. Contact The Law Offices of Thomas Waitt Pleasant, PLLC, before you speak with an insurance company representative, or sign anything.

The North Carolina General Statutes provide clear standards for insurance company behavior, providing you with protection from unfair claims handling. If you feel your insurance company is unfairly or wrongly denying or delaying your claim, you might have an unfair claims practices insurance claim, and Thomas Waitt Pleasant might be able to help you get what you deserve. Insurance companies play a numbers game. Figuring that only a small percentage of people will dispute the insurers decisions, they often deny valid claims or offer smaller settlements that what is fairly warranted. These unfair insurance practices are illegal in North Carolina, but youll need an attorney to prove your case. Attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant handles insurance claims. Contact Thomas Pleasant today for a free consultation.

On Your Side

As a plaintiffs attorney, Thomas Pleasant works on the side of people just like you, people who are fighting insurance and other large and companies for the compensation and justice they deserve. Whether your own insurance company, or the insurance company of a negligent driver or company, you might find yourself outgunned and with nowhere to turn. Insurance companies have their adjusters and attorneys scrutinizing your claim, and in some cases doing everything possible to deny or reduce your claim. Thomas Pleasant's first job as a lawyer was at a firm that represented insurers, so he is familiar with insurance company tactics for avoiding paying your claim when youre injured, disabled, or have suffered a financial loss.
One reason Thomas Pleasant started his own firm as an insurance/personal injury attorney was because he didnt like what he witnessed on the insurers side. He saw the arsenal with which these huge companies attack or just ignore legitimate claims filed by ordinary people for emotional, physical, and financial injury. He saw them decide to force people to bring lawsuits for their claims, in some cases for no reason other than to discourage plaintiffs and their attorneys from pursuing their claims. He saw them do this even when the injuries were clearly covered: cases of clear medical disabilities covered by a policy; cases where injuries were obviously caused by accidents, or others negligence. That experience left him with a bad taste. The Law Offices of Thomas Waitt Pleasant, PLLC, takes no insurance company clients.

One-on-One Compassionate Approach

Thomas Pleasant understands the uncertainty with which youre facing the future. Will you have enough money to pay for ongoing medical care? Will you recover the expenses youve incurred so far? How long can you continue to cover your rent or mortgage? Will you be able to support your family or send your kids to college?
In fighting for your rights, your case wont just be handed off to a junior associate or a paralegal assistant. Thomas Pleasant will have in-depth, personal involvement in your case, from beginning to end, so that he can represent you as an individual. Such personal, one-on-one involvement with you will increase the changes of the best possible outcome for you the money you need for financial and emotional security.

Help in Fayetteville and Throughout North Carolina

Thomas Pleasant's law office is in Fayetteville, but he works throughout much of the Southeastern and Piedmont regions of North Carolina, including Cumberland County, Hoke County, Robeson County, Scotland County, New Hanover County, Sampson County, Harnett County, and Johnston County as well as the cities of Raeford, Lumberton, Laurinburg, Wilmington, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn, and Smithfield.

Thomas Waitt Pleasant: Responsive Legal Help When You Need It Most

If you, a family member, or a friend needs responsive legal services to pursue a claim to which youre entitled, please contact The Law Offices of Thomas Waitt Pleasant, PLLC as soon as possible. I provide free consultations in many cases, and legal fees are most often on a contingency basis. That means there are no attorney fees unless you recover.
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North Carolina wrongful death, injury and insurance law attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant helps people with medical negligence and mistakes, nursing home abuse and neglect, and other cases where people have been hurt or killed by the negligence or wrongdoing of others.

What if my insurance company says that my claim is not covered due to the specific provision?
I am not sure as to the extent of my coverage, have not read my policy and not sure if my claim is covered. Does this mean I cannot file my claim?
My insurance company has offered an unfair settlement. What can I do?

How do I know if I am covered by ERISA (Employer Retirement Income Security Act) or by a private plan?
Can I assert a bad faith claim for insurance provided by my employer?