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Runaway trailer kills driver in head-on crash
Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Withheld Amount: $6.5 million Date: 2026 Attorney: Devlin Horton of Horton & Mendez Injury Attorneys in Wilmington (for the plaintiff) […]
Defendant’s rural detour ends in crash settlement
Action: Motor vehicle negligence Injuries alleged: Ogilvie syndrome, permanent dietary changes, fractured sternum, rib fractures, liver laceration, patella fracture, mediastinal hematoma Case name: Withheld Amount: $2.25 million Date: Spring [[...]
Jury awards truck driver who lost career, identity, in crushing incident
Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Torn rotator cuff, chronic pain, anxiety and depression, permanent disability Case name: Armstrong v. United Natural Foods, Inc. Case no.: 24 CVS 2948-440 Judge: Nathaniel […]
Jury returns record award in tragic retaining wall failure case
Action: Negligence, gross negligence Injuries alleged: Plaintiff 1: Numerous injuries including crush injuries, multiple facial fractures, loss of teeth, subarachnoid hemorrhage, pelvic fractures, hematomas, acute renal injury, disc herniation[...]
Blown tire causes two rigs to collide
Action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Hip dislocation with comminuted displaced fractures of posterior acetabular wall, multiple lacerations on hands, knees, and forehead, acute subdural hemorrhage, blunt cerebrovascular injury, two fractured [&h[...]
Surgical misidentification leaves 2-year-old injured
Action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Laparoscopic surgical misidentification of 2-year-old patient Case name: Withheld Jury and/or judge: N/A (Mediated) Mediator: Raymond Owens Jr. of Charlotte Amount: $975,000 Date: Marc[...]
‘Reckless’ response: Officer’s run to routine shoplifting call leaves man paralyzed
Action: Negligence, recklessness, willful and wanton conduct Injuries alleged: Trauma-induced stroke and paralysis Case name: Hatcher v. Rodriguez Case no.: 22 CVS 269 Amount: $4.4 million […]
NC DOT liable after pedestrian struck in Chapel Hill crosswalk
Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Orbital, nasal, lumbar spine, shoulder, pelvis, tibula, and fibula fractures and post-concussive syndrome Case name: Huggins v. North Carolina Department of Transportation Case no.: […]
Dog attack leaves woman catastrophically injured
Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Catastrophic lacerations to right arm, dog bites to the ribs, nerve deficits Case name: Leonard v. Steen et al. Court/case no.: Stanly County Superior Court/24 […]
$12M settlement; Delayed delivery at Army medical center causes catastrophic birth injuries
Action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, and global developmental delays Case name: Minor child v. United States of America Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District […]
$9.5M settlement; Fleeing driver runs stop sign, kills elderly woman
Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Withheld Amount: $9.5 million Date: Dec. 3, 2025 Attorneys: Thomas Schiro and Meredith Hinton of Ricci Law Firm, and David Stradley and […]
$1.25M settlement; Worker killed by drunk driver in highway construction zone
Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Withheld Amount: $1.25 million Date: Dec. 5, 2025 Attorneys: Woody White of Woody White Law in Wilmington and Jay Trehy of Trehy […]
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