Kahihu v. Brunson (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0501, 14 pp.) (Douglas McCullough, J.) Appealed from Durham County District Court (Nancy Gordon, J.) N.C. App. Holding: A presumption of valid service on plaintiff’s uninsured motorist carrier was raised by the “Affidavit of ...

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Davis v. Urquiza (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0340, 11 pp.) (Sanford Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Surry County Superior Court (James Webb, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Service of process on a claims adjuster was insufficient to serve plaintiffs’ uninsured motorist carrier. ...

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It’s the sort of thing that happens only on TV: An attorney finds previously undiscovered legal authority at the 11th hour and races to get it before the high court’s attention. The parties wind up settling the case on the courthouse steps the night before arguments are scheduled to begin.

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Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Burgdoff. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0868, 10 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Rowan County Superior Court. (John L. Holshouser, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The issue of whether an insurance company failed to offer an ...

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