North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
A Charlotte law firm accused of botching a real estate closing in 1999 has successfully shooed away the loan servicing company that brought the ill-advised malpractice action.
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Parents sue Kernersville day care after child is attacked
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The parents of a 5-year-old boy have sued a Kernersville day care and a teacher where the boy was assaulted. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Angel Broughton and Paul Accattato have sued the Sugar and Spice ...
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Read More »Banks & Banking – Bank Officers Face Negligence Claims
FDIC v. Rippy (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-149-15, 30 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 14-2078, Aug. 18, 2015; USDC at Wilmington, N.C. (Boyle, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In this suit alleging that plaintiff Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver, suffered $216 million ...
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Read More »Parents not responsible for partygoer’s death, COA holds
The parents of a teenager convicted in the death of a fellow teen are not civilly liable, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found on June 16, upholding an earlier ruling from the Transylvania County Superior Court. Even if the ...
Tagged with: Manslaughter Negligence North Carolina Court of Appeals Wrongful Death
Read More »Couple settles for $6.5M after motorcycle crash
A couple catastrophically injured when a car pulled out in front of the motorcycle they were on recently settled their case for $6.5 million. Many of the details of the accident and settlement are being kept confidential. Plaintiffs’ attorneys Thomas ...
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Read More »Verdict of $2.25 M likely a county record
A Carteret County jury has awarded $2.25 million to the family of a woman who suffered gruesome fatal injuries after being run over by a tanker truck while she was attempting to cross at a crosswalk in Atlantic Beach. The ...
Tagged with: Negligence Verdicts and Settlements
Read More »Family settles claims against drunk driver for $4.7M
Attorneys for the survivors of an elderly couple killed by a drunk driver on St. Patrick’s Day 2013 have reached a settlement totaling $4.7 million, their attorneys report. The settlement includes $500,000 in insurance coverage and a $200,000 out-of-pocket payment ...
Tagged with: dwi Negligence
Read More »Tort/Negligence – Nursing Home Deaths – Ordinary Negligence Claims – Emotional Distress – Civil Practice – Personal Jurisdiction
Vandevender v. Blue Ridge of Raleigh, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-02-0816, 9 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:14-cv-00150; E.D.N.C. Holding: In this case involving three deaths at a nursing home, in addition to their professional negligence claims, plaintiffs also claim ordinary ...
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Read More »Woman struck by tractor trailer awarded $1.25M
A Caldwell County jury has awarded $1.25 million to a woman who was knocked down and dragged across 25 feet of parking lot while trapped underneath the bumper of a tractor trailer. The jury found that the victim had partially ...
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Read More »Tort/Negligence – Wrongful Death – Volunteer – Inherently Dangerous Activity Claim – Removing Tree Limb – Contributory Negligence
McKinney v. Greater Gethsemane African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Charlotte, N.C., Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-16-0688, 11 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Richard Boner, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Plaintiffs failed to show that ...
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