North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Defendant Turned In Front Of Elderly Couple — Closed Head Injury — Sternum Fracture — Home Health Care — $4 Million Settlement

Patient On Diuretic — Sore Throat, Headache Complaints — Sent Home Without Lab Work — Sodium Low — Aggressive Treatment — Brain Damage — $2 Million Confidential Settlement

Pneumonia Patient Given Ativan — Respiratory Arrest — Global Brain Damage — Death — $1.335 Million Confidential Settlement

College Student Beaten — Brain Injuries — Default Judgment — Bench Trial On Damages — $12 Million Award — $9 Million Punitives

Ambulance Ran Red Light — Lights, Siren On — Hit Plaintiffs' Car — Mother Killed, Children Had Brain Injuries — Negligent Infliction Of Distress Claim — $3.52 Million Global Settlement

Plaintiff Struck By Dump Truck — Independent Operator, Paving Companies Sued — Employment Status Alleged — $1.98 Million Settlement

Tractor- Trailer Overturned — Hit Plaintiff's Truck — Knee Amputation — $1.12 Million Settlement

Charlotte Firm Acquired California Company — Purchase Price Based On Product Development — $12 Million Escrow — Arbitrated Settlement For $11.4 Million

Head- On Collision — Tractor Trailer Crossed Center Line — Blunt Force Trauma — Survived Five Hours — $3.5 Million Mediated Settlement

Fatal Industrial Accident — Dispute Over Comp Exclusion — $1.95 Million Settlement