Case Results

Medical Negligence verdict for an infant who was admitted to a North Carolina Hospital for observation following multiple skull fractures from a home accident, but later suffered an undiagnosed case of bacterial meningitis that caused severe neurological damage.

Confidential, North Carolina

Verdict for a child who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. This is believed to be the largest car accident verdict ever in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. Both defendants were represented by experienced insurance defense counsel. At a court-ordered mediation settlement conference, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance had refused to make any settlement offer whatsoever to the injured child, denied obligation to pay any amount and then made a verbal promise to its insured that it would pay any verdict that was returned in the case.

After the verdict, State Farm filed an appeal on behalf of its insured but failed to post an appeal bond. A second lawsuit was then filed against State Farm to force the insurance company to pay the entire amount of the verdict. The case was settled shortly after the second case was filed for $11,248,111.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Confidential settlement for an infant with bilateral leg amputations following improper placement of the femoral line. The case was resolved in association with former US Senator John R. Edwards.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Settlement for a woman severely injured as a result of a defective automobile. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of Florida.

Brevard County, Florida

Confidential settlement on behalf of a child with severe visual impairments resulting from the failure to properly diagnose retinopathy of prematurity in a newborn child.

South Carolina

Confidential settlement for a woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of negligent administration of nerve block for headache.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Confidential settlement for a child with cerebral palsy as a result of birth-related brain injury.

Gaston County, North Carolina

Workers’ compensation settlement for a man who sustained a traumatic brain injury while employed by a logging company.

Guilford County, North Carolina

Recovery for a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after her vehicle was struck by a commercial truck while stopped for traffic in a construction zone. A substantial reduction of the workers’ compensation lien was negotiated and the lien was resolved for a total payment of $100,000. The woman will continue to receive weekly workers’ compensation benefits and all future medical expenses will be paid by the workers compensation insurance carrier.

Alamance County, North Carolina

Jury verdict on behalf of a man injured by defective Bow-Flex machine. The verdict included $2M in punitive damages.

Obion County, Tennessee

Settlement for estate of man killed in collision with a truck. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of South Carolina.

York County, South Carolina

Wrongful Death settlement for the family of an unarmed Charlotte man who was shot 10 times by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer. The case received extensive coverage in both the national and local media.

The settlement amount paid was almost 3x higher than the City of Charlotte had ever paid in the past to resolve an excessive force case against CMPD.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Confidential settlement for woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of air embolism during cardiac bypass surgery.

Catawba County, North Carolina

Recovery for a pedestrian who suffered a traumatic amputation of her leg when a bus crashed into a parked truck, causing the truck to jump the curb and strike the pedestrian as she was entering a restaurant.

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Workers’ compensation settlement for undocumented worker paralyzed in a fall from a scaffold.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Jury verdict for young married couple struck by a drunk driver who had just left a bar where he had been served more than 10 drinks in just over 2 hours. The jury verdict is believed to be the largest contested dram shop verdict in North Carolina. The highest pre-trial offer was $125,001.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Recovery for a woman who sustained a hypoxic brain injury as a result of developing sepsis from a surgical error during laparoscopic gynecologic procedure.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Arbitration award for a man with mild traumatic brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle collision. There was no loss of consciousness at the time of the collision.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Verdict for a woman with mild traumatic brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle collision. This is believed to be the largest mild traumatic brain injury verdict in the state of North Carolina at the time.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Arbitration award for a mild traumatic brain injury sustained in an automobile wreck. The highest offer from the insurance company was $75,000.

Cumberland County, North Carolina

Settlement for a man with a mild traumatic brain injury after a collision with a garbage truck. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of Connecticut.

New Haven, Connecticut

Recovery for the wrongful death of a truck driver killed in a collision on I-40. He was survived by his wife and by two children.

Catawba County, North Carolina

Settlement for a man with severe orthopedic injuries as a result of a collision with a tractor-trailer that was backing across the highway.

York County, South Carolina

Settlement for a woman with mild traumatic brain injury following a collision with a flatbed trailer that disconnected from construction company dump truck while on an interstate highway.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Confidential settlement for the wrongful death of a 10-year-old autistic child who wandered away from a long-term care facility and drowned.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Confidential settlement for the wrongful death of a man as a result of errors during medical treatment.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Recovery for a truck driver who was struck by a forklift at a warehouse facility while they were unloading his truck.

Forsyth County, North Carolina

Recovery arising out of a fall on a construction site where the general contractor failed to have OSHA-required barriers in place. $450,000 plus medical benefits were recovered under workers’ compensation.

Iredell County, North Carolina

Workers’ compensation settlement for a man who contracted a rare neurologic disorder after exposure to industrial and residential sewage.

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina