North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jan 23, 2026

$1.3M settlement reached in convenience store stabbing

Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Case name: Estate of Mark Garrity Jr. vs. Jasmen Corp., Horwitz, and Zarka Court/case no.: 25CV011582-910 Jury and/or judge: N/A (mediated) Mediator: Scott Hart […]

Dec 6, 2025

$1.5 million settlement; bystander plaintiff shot multiple times

Action: Premises liability, negligence Injuries alleged: Distal tibia fracture requiring open reduction surgery with internal fixation, post-traumatic stress disorder Case name: Withheld Court/case no.: Withheld Jury and/or judge: Withheld Amount: […]

Oct 15, 2025

$1.15 million settlement; Recreation center fall gravely injures drunken student

Action: Settlement Date: April 20, 2024 Date of incident: May 15, 2023 Nature of claim: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Spinal injuries leading to partial paralysis, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress […]

Oct 14, 2025

$1 million settlement; Fall at sports team practice leaves child with injured back

Action: Settlement Date: Jan. 10, 2025 Date of incident: July 17, 2017 Nature of claim: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Fall injuries, including spinal compression fractures, hip injuries, and pars defect […]

Feb 13, 2025

Plaintiffs’ attorneys see notable successes in ’24

By Kallie Cox Plaintiff wins stole the show in civil actions in the state in 2024, resulting in multimillion-dollar awards for wrongful deaths, motor vehicle collisions, gruesome injuries, safety hazards […]

Dec 19, 2024

VIDEO: Legal concerns arise in evolving world of home rentals

Personal injury attorney Matthew Breen of Lowcountry Law doesn’t see them every day, but he knows that short-term rentals are causing an influx of cases. “You’d be surprised how many […]

Jan 30, 2024

Blaze leaves plaintiff suffering permanent injuries; $4.75 million settlement

Action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Severe burns and permanent injuries Case name: Withheld Court/case no.: Withheld Amount: $4.75 million Date: Sept. 19, 2023 Attorneys: Justin Osborn and Matthew Gambale of […]

Mar 9, 2020

Woman injured by falling movie screen settles suit for $200K

A woman who broke her ankle as she scrambled to get out of the way of an inflatable movie screen that began falling toward her and her children has confidentially […]

Sep 20, 2019

Dog chase results in $325K verdict for construction worker

A construction worker who injured his knee after jumping a fence to escape an aggressive German shepherd has won a $325,000 jury verdict in Mecklenburg County. Edgar Plascencia-Ortiz and […]

Jun 24, 2015

Tort/Negligence — Premises Liability – Adult Son – Party Guest – Involuntary Manslaughter

Leonard v. Transylvania County Department of Social Services (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-16-0626, 16 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) Appealed from Transylvania County Superior Court (Marvin Pope Jr., J.) N.C. App. Unpub. […]

May 16, 2012

Tort/Negligence – Premises Liability – Apartment Complex Fence – Neighbor’s Pond – No Duty

Lampkin v. Housing Management Resources, Inc. There was a hole in the fence surrounding an apartment complex’s playground. A resident’s child went through the hole to a frozen pond on neighboring property, fell through the ice, and was injured. The apartment complex is not liable for an injury the child sustained on someone else’s property.

Apr 12, 2012

Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury – Premises Liability – Ski Area Operator – No Hidden Dangers – Off-Duty Employee

Haltiwanger v. Phoenix Ski Corp. A volunteer ski patroller testified that the ski run on which plaintiff was injured contains a “dip” that levels off and that skiers rest there. Since variations in terrain are common on ski slopes, and since skiers are statutorily required to be aware of these variations when skiing, the witness’ deposition testimony fails to establish that the “d[...]