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5 Questions With: Olivia Osburn
Attorney Olivia Osburn was recently a recipient of the North Carolina State Bar Pro Bono Student Award for the legal services she provided to the community while attending Wake Forest University School of Law. Osburn served as the executive director of the Pro Bono Program, was a founding member of the Medical Legal Partnership Pro Bono […]
New Hanover attorney disbarred
Attorney: Stuart L. Egerton County: New Hanover County Bar membership: Since 1980 Disciplinary action: Disbarment Background: While serving as executor for his mother’s estate, the Estate of Nancy U. Egerton, the defendant was found guilty of professional misconduct. The defendant misappropriated approximately $92,000 of fiduciary funds from the Estate and improperly collec[...]
Motorcyclist hit by drunk driver settles for $545K
A motorcyclist hit by a drunk driver has reached a $545,000 settlement. A 72-year-old plaintiff was riding his motorcycle on the Blue Ridge Parkway, when he was struck by a drunk driver. According to the plaintiff’s counsel, Douglas Maynard, the plaintiff turned left on a green light, when the defendant, driving an SUV, ran a […]
Plaintiff hit by driver in construction zone settles for $3.03M
A 71-year-old pedestrian who was struck by a pickup truck has reached a $3.03 million settlement. The plaintiff was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street of a small-town intersection that was undergoing construction. The plaintiff, however, did not file suit against the pickup truck driver who hit her, but rather the construction […]
Family of man fatally crushed at warehouse settles for $12M
The family of a man killed by falling material at a warehouse has settled for $12 million. In September 2019, Behzad Abedi (“Al”) and his wife Angela Abedi were at a warehouse to select building materials for homes that they constructed, when stored materials in the warehouse fell onto Al, causing him to sustain catastrophic […]
Rear-ended driver settles for $250K
In June 2018, a plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped at a stop sign when he was rear ended by the defendant. Over four years later, the plaintiff settled for $250,000. According to plaintiff’s attorney, Mark Gray II, several issues arose during the plaintiff’s case regarding damages: that the property damage impact of the accident was […]
Party bus passenger settles for $450K
In October 2016, the plaintiff was a guest on a Raleigh based party bus, celebrating a friend’s birthday traveling from Raleigh to Durham, and back. According to the plaintiff’s attorney Mark Gray II, on the group’s drive back to Raleigh, the bus driver requested the plaintiff to get off the bus for unexplained reasons. The […]
Accident causing brain injury leads to $6.2M settlement
Injuries caused by a vehicle accident have resulted in a $6.2 million settlement. In 2018 the plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by another motorist. The plaintiff was hospitalized for several weeks and had to undergo extensive rehabilitative care, with medical expenses totaling at $178,000. “Our client has long term issues with […]
13-year-old shooting victim settles for $7.5M
A teenager who was struck with a stray bullet and paralyzed has reached a $7.5 million settlement. The plaintiff – who was 13 at the time – was visiting friends, when she was shot in their apartment complex parking lot. According to the plaintiff’s counsel, John Jensen, a stray bullet from a gang-related shooting severed […]
5 Questions With: Taylor Dewberry on DEI
In 2021, employment law attorney Taylor Dewberry was named Smith Anderson’s first chief diversity officer. Her practice focuses on employment-related counseling and defending employers against claims involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, retaliation, harassment, and civil rights claims. After graduating with honors from Stanford University in 2014 with her bachelor’s degree in [...]
State pays $1.4M to estate of worker killed in prison break attempt
On Sept. 12, 2022, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety paid $1.4 million to the estate of Geoffrey Howe, a maintenance mechanic at Pasquotank Correctional Institution who was killed by four inmates during an attempted prison break. Howe’s estate was represented by David Kirby, of Edwards Kirby Law Firm, and Cate Edwards, of […]
Labor Law Violation results in a nearly $10M settlement
On Nov. 2, 2022, attorneys Kevin Stoops, Jason Thompson and Jesse Young secured a nearly $10 million settlement for 2,574 hourly managers across the nation employed by home improvement giant, Lowe’s Home Centers LLC. The managers alleged the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay them regular wages and overtime […]
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