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Spartanburg S. Carolina man charged in wreck that killed N. Carolina man
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg man has been charged in a wreck that killed a North Carolina man last month. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported that 32-year-old Joshua Marcell Meadows […]
$18M verdict in quadruple-fatality Wilkes truck wreck
The evidence showed that at approximately 6 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2007, Thomas Simon, Cheryle Simon, George Wiggins and Mary Elizabeth Wiggins were returning to Fleetwood after a day of […]
Jury sides with drunk driver in Minn. personal injury case
By MICHELLE LORE, Dolan Media Newswires [email protected] When Minnesota personal injury attorney Peter Riley heard that a severely intoxicated driver who rear-ended another vehicle had prevailed at trial, all […]
$4.5M settlement in suit over brain injury from accident
The case involved a Hispanic female in her early 40s who was a legal resident from the Dominican Republic. Plaintiff had been in the United States for only a few […]
$2.525M in wreck with torn aorta, traumatic brain injury
Type of action: Motor vehicle incident Injuries alleged: Torn aorta; traumatic brain injury Case name: Confidential Case number: Confidential Court: Confidential Verdict or settlement: Settlement Date: April 2010 Amount: […]
Mild brain injury from Mecklenburg wreck nets $1.65M
The plaintiff, a 37-year-old college graduate, alleged a mild traumatic brain injury resulting in severe cognitive and emotional impairment. The plaintiff presented evidence from his treating physicians and a vocational […]
6-year-old injured in Winston-Salem wreck recovers $2M
A 6-year-old restrained left rear passenger in a motor vehicle operated by his mother collided with an oncoming tractor trailer on a city street in Winston-Salem on Sept. 14, 2007. […]
Injuries from wreck triggered by yellow jacket stings compensable
First the yellow jackets attacked. But that wasn't the worst part. A city of Raleigh employee who was stung 30 times while in the course of his work duties became lightheaded after the stings, and when he left work, he drove off the road and into a tree. The employee didn't remember the accident, and a police investigation found no skid marks and said he had not even applied the brakes before impa[...]
Fatal Granville head-on wreck results in $1.2M settlement
John Lantz was hit head on by a driver who had bald tires and lost control while exceeding a safe speed in a curve. Lantz suffered catastrophic injuries of a […]
Wreck that killed mother and child nets $1.08M settlement
A North Carolina mother and child were killed in a 2009 commercial truck crash. There were allegations of truck driver inattention and contributory negligence against the mother. The grandmother of […]
Fatal wreck with truck parked in center lane settles for $1M
On Oct. 22, 2008, at approximately 6:52 a.m. – before sunrise – the plaintiff’s husband was driving his 2000 Toyota automobile in the middle lane in a generally westerly direction […]
$1.95M settlement in Alamance rear-ender involving semi and stopped car
Plaintiff was a passenger in an auto stopped on the shoulder of an interstate highway at night when the defendant’s semi truck ran into the vehicle from behind. Plaintiff was […]
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