A motorcyclist who lost his right leg after a crash with a car threw him 125 feet has settled a lawsuit against the car’s driver for $975,000, his attorneys report. In August 2017, the motorcyclist was hit after the car ...

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  A motorcyclist who was severely injured after he crashed into a Jeep that made a left turn in front of him has reached a settlement with the Jeep’s driver for $1.2 million, his attorney reports. Daniel Hansen of Shumaker, ...

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Haugh v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-16-0482, 17 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (A. Robinson Hassell, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the South Carolina plaintiff’s motorcycle accident occurred in ...

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Haugh v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-16-0482, 17 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (A. Robinson Hassell, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the South Carolina plaintiff’s motorcycle accident occurred in ...

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Kingsley v. Brenda & Gene Lummus, Inc. Plaintiff’s expert identified four mechanisms by which her decedent’s motorcycle tire could have been punctured, and all four mechanisms were within defendant’s control when its employee replaced the tire shortly before the motorcycle was involved in a fatal accident.

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The plaintiff was a 24 year old male who had served five years in the Marines. About 11 months after being discharged from the Marines, the plaintiff was on his motorcycle when a commercial vehicle made a left-hand turn into ...

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Wrongful death/motor vehicular negligence action brought on behalf of the estate of a 41 year-old man who was single but engaged to be married at the time of his death, with no dependents. The decedent’s sister was his sole heir ...

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Plaintiff was employed full-time and largely self-sufficient prior to the accident, living independently, with no government assistance or services. Plaintiff was working approximately 40 hours per week for a regional grocery chain, but had no health insurance. Plaintiff rode his ...

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Plaintiff, a single 21-year-old white male, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Sept. 17, 2007, in Concord. A dump truck driven by defendant for his employer suddenly turned into the path of plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff slammed into the ...

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Plaintiff, a 22-year-old college student at North Carolina State University, sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle accident on Dec. 10, 2009. The at-fault vehicle turned left in front of him as he approached an intersection. Plaintiff sustained serious orthopaedic injuries ...

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