Transactions
- Representation of local businesses in various business, contract, and intellectual property disputes
Representation of local businesses in various business, contract, and intellectual property disputes. (Such representation has included all phases of litigation--hearings, mediation, arbitration, and trial.)
- Representation of landowners in eminent domain disputes
Representation of landowners in eminent domain disputes, including with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and other government entities in cases involving the "Map Act."
- Representation of numerous individuals and businesses in coverage disputes and bad faith claims
Representation of numerous individuals and businesses in coverage disputes and bad faith claims with insurance companies, including coverage for losses stemming from car wrecks, fires, and hurricane damage.
- Representation of disinherited estate beneficiary
Representation of disinherited estate beneficiary in claims for undue influence and lack of capacity. Claim resolved for $950,000.
- Representation of business owner who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident.
Representation of business owner who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. The case went to arbitration and the client received a $450,000 arbitration award.
- Representation of out-of-state individual severely injured
Representation of out-of-state individual severely injured when his rental van was hit by a propane truck that failed to yield at an intersection. Claim resolved for $500,000.
- Representation of injured driver who suffered an L1 compression fracture and related injuries
Representation of injured driver who suffered an L1 compression fracture and related injuries. Wake County jury trial in which $400,000 was awarded to the injured party. (The highest pre-suit offer had been $50,000.)
- Representation of estate of elderly pedestrian who died after being hit by a passing car
Representation of estate of elderly pedestrian who died after being hit by a passing car as she was gardening around her mailbox. Because there were no estate beneficiaries, the value of the claim was based solely upon the elements of the survival claim—medical expenses and pain and suffering. Claim resolved for $975,000.
- Representation of individuals and estates in numerous wrongful death and personal injury settlements
Representation of individuals and estates in numerous wrongful death and personal injury settlements including several in excess of $1 million, many of which are confidential resolutions.
- Representation of woman who suffered two broken legs and a broken arm
Representation of woman who suffered two broken legs and a broken arm, in addition to related injuries, in Sampson County car wreck. Permanent limitations and other effects from injuries. Claim ultimately resolved for $1,000,000.
- Representation of estate of individual who died as a result of a Mecklenburg County car wreck.
Representation of estate of individual who died as a result of a Mecklenburg County car wreck. Contributory negligence defense was asserted by opposing party. Claim ultimately resolved for $1,000,000.
- Representation of elderly couple robbed at gunpoint by home healthcare aide and accomplices
Representation of elderly couple robbed at gunpoint by home healthcare aide and accomplices. Lawsuit filed against home healthcare company for negligently placing the aide in the elderly couple's home. Jury returned a verdict for $750,000. Defense appealed the case, which ultimately was affirmed by the North Carolina Supreme Court in Keith v. Health-Pro Home Care Servs., Inc., 2022-NCSC-72, 381 N.C. 442, 873 S.E.2d 567.
- Representation of minor child injured in utero when mother's vehicle was struck by a corporate truck
Representation of minor child injured in utero when mother's vehicle was struck by a corporate truck. Child was born with personal injuries stemming from the wreck. Case resolved during litigation for $2,500,000.
- Representation of young woman in litigation against at-fault driver and corporate entity for car wreck
Representation of young woman in litigation against at-fault driver and corporate entity for car wreck that resulted in traumatic brain injury and other serious injuries. Case ultimately resolved before trial for approximately $5.7 million.
- Representation of family in medical malpractice jury trial
Representation of family in medical malpractice jury trial involving loss of a child, obtaining a $7.5 million verdict.
- Representation of clients in bench and jury trials
Representation of clients in bench and jury trials involving serious personal injuries.
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