North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
As we do each year, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly is delighted to present the top verdicts and settlements that were reported to us for 2018. ...
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Hog farm verdicts rocked N.C. in 2018
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North Carolina’s Top Verdicts & Settlements 2018
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Judge could alter workers’ comp attorney fee award
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Help wanted: as court reporters age, craft seeks new blood
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Beasley to lead Supreme Court
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Equality and justice for all: Judge John Arrowood is a North Carolina trailblazer
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For N.C. judiciary, diversity efforts bring progress but not parity
Opinion Digests
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Medical Malpractice – Med-mal birth injury claim accrued at child’s second birthday
A medical malpractice claim for injuries sustained during childbirth did not accrue until the child’s second birthday because unrebutted expert testimony indicated that the cause ...
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Criminal – Strip search of passenger did not violate the Fourth Amendment
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Intellectual Property – Booking.com entitled to trademark
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Criminal – Parties’ mutual mistake did not require reduction of sentence
Verdicts & Settlements
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Fall from ladder spurs $3.5M workers’ comp claim
Editor’s note: This settlement report was submitted to us in January 2017, but was never published due to an editorial oversight. It should have ...
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Crash victim’s family settles suit over uneven pavement for $2.25M
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Jury awards $32.7M to wife of mesothelioma victim
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Family of electrocuted deaf-mute teen settles lawsuit for $3.5M
Headlines
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Redistricting reformers hopeful about legislation this year
Lawmakers who want to reform the redistricting process in North Carolina say uncertainty over pending map litigation and the shaky balance of power at the ...
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Latino advocacy groups create legal fund for ICE arrestees
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North Carolina inmates win payouts over prison violence
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Crime commission panel makes school safety recommendations
