A Harnett County jury has awarded $250,000 to the parents of a man who was fatally shot by his father-in-law in a high profile 2013 incident. The Rev. Pat Chisenhall of Angier shot and killed his son-in-law, Christian Griggs, ...
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Read More »The widower of a North Carolina woman who died after heart surgery has confidentially settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.4 million, her attorney reported. John Kenneth Moser of Comerford & Britt in Winston-Salem reported that the woman, whose ...
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Read More »The family of a doctor who died after cattle-herding dogs attacked him while he was on a walk have settled a lawsuit for $900,000, the family’s attorneys said. John Kenneth Moser and Aindrea Pledger of Comerford & Britt in Winston-Salem ...
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Read More »A Robeson County jury has awarded a $13 million verdict to the family of a man who was killed by a tractor-trailer driver who plowed into the back of his pickup truck at full speed in a 2015 crash. The ...
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Read More »A jury in Union County has awarded nearly $4 million in compensatory damages to the widow of a construction worker who was buried alive, prompting a confidential settlement in the case before the punitive damages stage of the trial ...
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Read More »RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina sheriff’s office can’t prove a compelling reason to keep evidence secret while it fights a lawsuit alleging a pattern of excessive force that culminated in a deputy fatally shooting a man at his home, a ...
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Read More »The North Carolina-based widow of a Good Samaritan who was killed while trying to help two truckers after a crash on the interstate in Oklahoma has received a $825,000 settlement, according to her Raleigh attorney. Jay Mills of Burns, ...
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Read More »Holding: After finding plaintiff’s impaired decedent, the defendant-deputy chose to do as the decedent asked – to call a friend to come get him – rather than arresting the decedent or getting medical help for him. This exercise of discretion ...
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Read More »The estate of a man killed when his motorcycle crashed into a mowing tractor has settled its wrongful death lawsuit for $1.8 million, according to its attorneys. On Aug. 15, 2017, Joseph Baker, 66, was riding his Harley Davidson ...
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Read More »The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has been ordered to pay $1.25 million for the actions of a trooper who was driving more than 120 mph before his Dodge Charger smashed into a Honda Accord, killing a grandmother and ...
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North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
