The family of a man who died in a workplace accident during his first assignment working for a temp agency has confidentially settled a worker’s compensation claim and a negligence lawsuit against the company for whom he was working ...

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  A teenager who suffered brain damage after he almost drowned in a town-owned swimming pool has settled a lawsuit against the town for $1 million, his attorneys report. The attorneys, Lee Olive and Whitney Brooks of Charlotte, reported that ...

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A Cumberland County jury has awarded $2 million to a man who was seriously injured when several 50-pound bags of dog food fell on his head while he was shopping at a Walmart in Hope Mills. Brent Adams of Dunn ...

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  A surgeon who placed a stent that was later sheared off during a subsequent surgery and ended up in the patient’s heart was properly allowed to beat back a negligence lawsuit by arguing that the second doctor had committed ...

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  The family of a toddler who suffered severe burns from scalding hot water in a hotel bathtub has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $2 million, his attorney reports. J.D. Hensarling of Vann Attorneys in Raleigh reported ...

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A North Carolina family has reached a $3.5 million settlement with a power provider after a deaf and incompetent teen lost his hands and the use of his legs when he shocked himself with a voltage regulator in an attempt ...

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  Elaine Benes, from the sitcom “Seinfeld,” could have related to one plaintiff’s unusual plight. A former military officer whose job offer to work as a chaplain at a North Carolina hospital was revoked after she ate a poppy seed ...

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  A group of children injured while crossing a highway to board their school bus have agreed to settle their claims for $902,500, the children’s attorneys report. Jay Kerr of Asheville reported that the students were struck by an SUV ...

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  The unintended victim of a school shooting reached a $2 million settlement with Cumberland County’s board of education earlier this month, her attorney reports. Catilyn Abercrombie sued the county board of education after she was shot in the neck ...

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  A painter who was run over by a bucket lift vehicle has settled out of court with the employer of the driver for $1.6 million. Plaintiff’s lawyer Isaac Thorp of Raleigh said the settlement occurred after the court denied ...

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