A walker who was seriously injured after a truck hit him from behind has settled a claim against the truck driver and his employer for $2.5 million, his attorneys report. James Roberts III and Matthew Quinn of Lewis Roberts ...
Tagged with: motor vehicle crash
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A woman who was severely injured and nearly died after her vehicle was hit head-on by another driver has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the at-fault driver for $2.35 million, and her boyfriend, who suffered minor injuries, has settled ...
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A woman who didn’t receive timely treatment for a stroke she suffered while she was recovering from breast reconstruction surgery has confidentially settled a claim against the treating hospital for $3.5 million, her attorneys report. Troy Stafford of Devore, ...
Tagged with: Medical Malpractice
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The families of three construction workers who were killed in an accident have confidentially settled a lawsuit against a subcontractor, a general subcontractor, and an equipment manufacturer for $14.25 million, their attorneys report. David Kirby and Bill Bystrynski of ...
Tagged with: wrongful deaths
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COVID-19 has been a historic public health crisis, but it’s also been a mental health crisis that has intersected with the legal profession’s ongoing concerns over promoting the mental health of attorneys and their staff. Large law firms at least ...
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For the first time ever, the North Carolina Board of Bar Examiners is letting applicants take the bar exam remotely, and it’s deploying some whizzy technology to ensure that the integrity of the exam remains as secure as it ...
Tagged with: Bar Exam
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will pay $17.5 million to a developer who had to halt plans for a mixed-use development in Pender County after the DOT froze development of the property under the state’s Map Act, the ...
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A man who was severely injured after a 1,000-pound loader arm collapsed on him while he was fixing a piece of machinery at a North Carolina industrial plant has confidentially settled a claim against the plant’s owner for $1.7 ...
Tagged with: Negligence
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is paying $19.1 million to settle a claim by a Wake County family whose land was seized for a major highway project under the now-defunct Map Act, the family’s attorneys report. George Autry, Stephanie ...
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A motorcyclist has negotiated a $5 million confidential settlement of his claim against a North Carolina nightclub that overserved the man who caused the wreck that resulted in his leg amputation, his attorneys report. James Rainsford, Katherine Merritt, and ...
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North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
