Farmers in Duplin County and adjacent areas should see an estimated $32 million in federal compensation after the resolution of a court case over a hurricane wind endorsement to an insurance policy, the farmers’ attorneys report. Scott Flowers and Damon ...
Tagged with: hurricane losses
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The family of a man who was killed in a head-on collision will receive a $1.3 million settlement, most of it from the drinking establishment which served alcohol to the driver that struck the victim’s vehicle, the family’s attorney reports. Shawn Howard and KarlGwaltneyof Maginnis Howard in Raleigh and Andrew Cioffi of Raleigh represented ...
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A teenager who was injured by a kicked ball while at school will collect $710,000 from two settlements in the case, his attorneys report. Jason Tuttle and Katie King of Everett Gaskins Hancock report that their client, David A. Miller III, ...
Tagged with: Negligence
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The parents of a truck driver who was killed after an accident on a North Carolina interstate has negotiated a $1.75 million settlement with a tire manufacturer, the parents’ attorneys report. James A. Roberts III and Matthew D. Quinn ...
Tagged with: Wrongful Death
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A motorist struck by a tractor-trailer in North Carolina has obtained a $2.1 million settlement, his attorney reports. “He saw the truck coming from behind in his rearview,” said Michael Greer of Hensley, Cloninger & Greer. “He realized that the ...
Tagged with: Motor Vehicle Wreck
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A Cabarrus County man has been awarded more than $60,000 in a dispute with his late mother’s boyfriend over a continuing stream of income from the mother’s residual sales commissions. Elliot Fus of Blanco Tackabery in Winston-Salem reports that his client, Christopher ...
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By David Baugher A contentious case over a handwritten will that was found in a gun safe has concluded with a summary judgment upholding the disputed document, the attorneys for the will’s propounders report. James Rainsford and James Stanford of Coleman, Gledhill, ...
Tagged with: will
Read More »From big-data analytics to artificial intelligence, enterprises must be more creative and diligent than ever before when seeking the best ways to protect their rights in a world where technology IP claims are becoming harder to uphold. “It is ...
Tagged with: Technology
Read More »By DAVID BAUGHER, Dolan Media Newswires Divorce can mean a protracted, sometimes hostile court fight fraught with uncertainty for both parties. But recent shifts away from the adversarial process in divorce law may mean that the biggest ...
Tagged with: ADR Divorce Domestic Relations Family Law
Read More »The last thing you want is to fend off an opponent in court only to find yourself in a feud with your own client over past-due bills for services rendered. But unless you work on contingency or collect a retainer ...
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North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
