North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

When Garrett Aldridge, high on heroin, rolled his 1990 Honda down an embankment and into a tree, he caused his 17-year-old passenger, Samantha Moore, to suffer life-threatening injuries. But according to Moore’s attorney, Mark Jetton of Jetton & Meredith in ...

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When Garrett Aldridge, high on heroin, rolled his 1990 Honda down an embankment and into a tree, he caused his 17-year-old passenger, Samantha Moore, to suffer life-threatening injuries. But according to Moore’s attorney, Mark Jetton of Jetton & Meredith in ...

Tagged with: dwi personal injury Verdicts and Settlements

In 2007, 68-year-old retired banker Sara Jones Dixon was murdered in her home. Today, three men, including her stepson, are serving prison sentences related to her killing. Earlier this month, an Alamance County jury returned a $45 million wrongful death ...

Tagged with: murder Wrongful Death

A Wake County woman will receive $414,000 from her ex-husband after he attempted to repudiate a contract the parties had signed after pretrial mediation. A jury rejected the husband’s arguments that the contract shouldn’t be enforced because it was based ...

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After receiving nearly $23 million in grant money to conduct global health research in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has agreed to pay $285,000 to settle a claim that it breached its ...

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A moped operator who suffered a gruesome leg injury when he was struck by a vehicle settled his personal injury case before trial for $290,000, despite the fact that, according to his attorney, he had been drinking before the accident. ...

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The owner of two Charlotte “buy here, pay here” car lots, accused of unfair and abusive business practices, has agreed to pay $225,000 to compensate what the North Carolina Department of Justice calls “consumer victims.” Zuhdi Saadeh, owner of Auto ...

Tagged with: Unfair & Deceptive Trade Practices Verdicts and Settlements

When Robert Speller went to the emergency room at Vidant Bertie Hospital, he hoped to find relief for his painful kidney stone. What he got, his attorneys said, was a case of chemical phlebitis that eventually resulted in chronic regional ...

Tagged with: Medical Malpractice Verdicts and Settlements

An MRI taken soon after a Summerfield man’s car wreck revealed no notable trauma, but he collected a $600,000 personal injury settlement when his attorneys proved that he actually suffered a minor injury that worsened with time. According to his ...

Tagged with: car crash personal injury

Company settles $400M fraud case for $30 million After defendant ArthroCare was accused of defrauding shareholders of $400 million, Charlotte attorney Rick Glaser helped negotiate a $30 million settlement with the Department of Justice. Glaser, of Parker Poe, became involved ...