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Type of Action: Alienation of affections and criminal conversation Injuries Alleged: n/a Name of Case: Donald Eugene Misenheimer v. James Clayton Burris and Randall Burris Court/County: Stanly County Case No.: 00 CvS 447 Tried Before: Jury Name of Judge: The ...
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Traumatic Brain Injury – LPN Now Homebound – $1 Million Settlement 
Type of Action: Motor vehicle negligence Description: Plaintiff Delia Hung suffered life-threatening injuries in a motor vehicle collision caused by defendant Jonathan Benson. Defendant vehicle was owned by defendant Tate Rogers, Jr. Mrs. Hung was not expected to live initially ...
Read More »Pilot Error – Passenger Killed In Crash – $800,000 Settlement
Brief statement of claim: Plaintiff’s decedent, Priscilla Shell (“Penny”), was killed when a private plane in which she was traveling as a passenger crash-landed near Elk Park, North Carolina. Penny was accompanying her husband of a few months, Dr. Keith ...
Read More »Driver Lost Control On Icy Subdivision Road – Hit Curb, Lost Consciousness – Crashed Into Tree – Tetraplegia – Causation, Contrib, Seat- Belt Issues – $3.5 Million Settlement
Hit Curb, Lost Consciousness - Crashed Into Tree - Tetraplegia - Causation, Contrib, Seat- Belt Issues - $3.5 Million Settlement
Read More »Wrongful Death – Driver Killed, Wife, Stepdaughter Injured – Defendant Crossed Median – Dispute Over 911 Report – $1.65 Million Total Settlement
Type of Action: Wrongful Death Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death of decedent; personal injury to two other passengers Name of Case: Withheld Court/County: Alamance Case No.: 02 CvS 1147 Tried Before: Mediation Name of Judge: Mediator—Lynn G. Gullick Special Damages: $15,884.36 ...
Read More »Destruction Of Value Of Business – Interference With Contracts, Vendors, Customers – Jury Verdict – $2.24 Million Treble Damages Under Chapter 75
Type of Action: Business Tort Injuries Alleged: Destruction of value of business Name of Case: Burch/Sarge, Inc. d/b/a SSI, plaintiff v. Enviro-Guard, Ltd., defendant Court/County: Harnett County Superior Case No.: 02 CVS 1008 Tried Before: Jury Name of Judge: Charles ...
Read More »CNA Sexually Assaulted Stroke Patient – Prior History Of Misconduct – Failure To Check References Alleged – $500,000 Settlement
Brief statement of claim: Plaintiff, who was 68-years-old, suffered a stroke in 1987, causing partial paralysis of her right side. As a result of the paralysis, plaintiff resided at a nursing home where she received skilled nursing care. While a ...
Read More »Vaginal Bleeding — Placenta Previa — Emergency C-Section
Brief statement of claim: Shortly after becoming pregnant, plaintiff, a 28-year-old who was in excellent health, began her prenatal care with the defendant doctor. At 15 weeks, plaintiff experienced painless vaginal bleeding and an ultrasound was ordered. Following the ultrasound, ...
Read More »Eye Problems, Facial Numbness — Failure To Test For Stroke Risk
Type of action: Medical malpractice Description of case: On May 6, 1999, the 51-year-old plaintiff went to her internist with complaints of a two month history of her “eyes changing.” She described seeing squiggly lines or orange spots as well ...
Read More »57-Year-Old Woman Dies After Heart Catheterization
Type of Action: Medical Negligence Description: Defendants insisted that if the settlement amount was reported, that certain identifying information remain confidential. Patient was 57-year-old married woman with three adult children. She went in for a heart catheterization and afterwards, when ...
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