The estate of a woman who set a police car on fire while she was inside it and later hanged herself to death in custody will receive $725,000 under the terms of a settlement with the sheriff’s office. Tom Ramer ...

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The family of a college student who was killed in a collision with an armored box truck whose driver had fallen asleep at the wheel has agreed to a $5 million settlement, the family’s attorneys report.  Harry Albritton Jr. of ...

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  The estate of a 47-year-old North Carolina woman who was killed by a distracted driver has settled its case for $4 million, its attorneys report.   The plaintiff was represented by Brian Mickelsen and Danny Dalton of Mickelsen Dalton in Mount ...

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  The parents of a truck driver who was killed after an accident on a North Carolina interstate has negotiated a $1.75 million settlement with a tire manufacturer, the parents’ attorneys report.  James A. Roberts III and Matthew D. Quinn ...

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The family of a teenager who was struck and killed at what they contended was a dangerous school bus stop has settled a claim against the Wake County Board of Education for $1.1 million, the family’s attorneys report. Shawn Howard ...

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The mother of a Wayne County jail inmate who died after he was allegedly refused psychiatric treatment, severely beaten and hogtied by detention officers, and tased by a state trooper has settled a federal lawsuit for $985,000, her attorney reports. ...

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The North Carolina Industrial Commission has awarded $2 million to the mother of a seven-year-old boy who was killed after he was hit by a car while crossing a highway to board his school bus. The verdict comes 10 years ...

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The mother of a six-year-old boy who drowned in a cloudy hotel swimming pool has confidentially settled a lawsuit against the hotel and the woman who was looking after the boy for $1 million, the mother’s attorneys report. Mark Melrose ...

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A mother and the man who was convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal beating death of her three-year-old daughter have been ordered to pay $12 million to the girl’s father in a default judgment following a bench trial, his ...

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  The family of a man who was given a lethal dose of anesthesia during an outpatient medical procedure has confidentially settled a pre-lawsuit claim against the doctor’s medical practice for $1.9 million, the family’s attorneys report.  William Elam and ...

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