North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Type of Action: Tractor tanker accident: Personal Injuries Description: Plaintiff was making left turn when struck from side by Defendant tractor tanker hauling 8,800 gallons of gasoline. Defendant tanker had four inoperative brakes and driver with multiple driving convictions, including ...

Type of Action: medical malpractice Description: Two-year-old girl hospitalized for IV rehydration following 24 hours of nausea and vomiting from stomach virus. Admitting pediatrician allegedly ordered two to three times the appropriate amount of fluids for 21-pound infant. On-call pediatrician, ...

Type of Action: Motor Vehicle Negligence Injuries Alleged: Soft Tissue Name of Case: Newsom vs. Robert Danny Kramer (Gieco Insurance Company) Court: 01-CVS-014152 Case No.: Wake Tried Before: Jury Name of Judge: Honorable Judge Stanback Special Damages: n/a Verdict/Settlement: verdict ...

Brief Statement of Claim: A retired 65-year old gentleman was killed instantly when a Fed Ex Ground delivery truck ran a stop sign in rural Chatham County. The deceased was survived by his wife, daughter, and two grandsons who he ...

Tagged with: auto accident Chatham County FedEx motor vehicle

Wake County jurors have awarded $2.25 million to a woman who faces debilitating headaches for the rest of her life as a result of an auto accident in Cary. VERDICT REPORT The June 5 verdict appears to be the largest ...

Brief statement of claim: According to the plaintiff’s allegations, the plaintiff was a 62-year-old male who went to a doctor’s office complaining of chest pain and congestion. He was diagnosed with bronchitis and sent home. He went back to the ...

Brief statement of claim: Plaintiff was pinned against a fire truck when a fireman drove a second truck away from the scene without disconnecting a fire hose connected to another fire engine. Principal injuries (in order of severity): Comminuted right ...

Brief statement of claim: This was a products liability claim for personal injury to a nine-year-old boy (now age 14) who was injured when playing with a land rocket toy (designed to travel along the ground) propelled by stomping on ...

Brief statement of claim: According to plaintiff’s counsel, this was a medical malpractice claim involving a birth injury; all other facts of the case are confidential Principal injuries (in order of severity): Birth injury Special damages: The life care plan ...

Birth Injury — Settled Two Days Before Trial — $650,000