An elderly woman who tripped and fell on a cracked sidewalk outside of a North Carolina restaurant has settled a pre-lawsuit claim against the restaurant for $200,000, her attorney reports.  Shannon Altamura of Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura in ...

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A woman whose new knee replacement was ruined when she tripped over a wire in front of a Charlotte office building has settled with an insurance company for $435,000, her attorney reports. Mark Jetton of Jetton & Meredith in Charlotte ...

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McDowall v. United States (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-045-17, 6 pp.) (W. Earl Britt, S.J.) 2:16-cv-00065; E.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff noticed plastic bands (presumably of the type used to bundle presorted mail flats and circulars) moving along the ground when she entered ...

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Utley v. Smith (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-234-16, 7 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (A. Graham Shirley, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Plaintiff’s deposition testimony established that he saw the stacked crates of tomatoes when he ...

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Thompson v. Evergreen Baptist Church (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-187-16, 8 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Columbus County Superior Court (James Gregory Bell, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where plaintiff was a long-time (34-year) member of the defendant-church who ...

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