North Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from January 2007

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from January 2007

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: January 1, 2006.(Tharrington Smith's Carlyn G. Poole awarded by Wake County Bar Association)(Ralph Gingles Jr. appointed Judicial District 27A)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Carlyn G. Poole has become the third attorney at Tharrington Smith in Raleigh to receive the annual Joseph Branch Professionalism Award from the Wake County Bar Association. Wade M. Smith received...

Kilpatrick Stockton names co-managing partners.(Kilpatrick Stockton L.L.P. appoints Bill Dorris, Diane Prucino )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Bill Dorris and Diane Prucino have been selected as Kilpatrick Stockton's new managing partners. In January, they will succeed Bill Brewster, who served as in that capacity for the past six years....

Smith Moore sets sights on 20,000 cans of food for Urban Ministry.(Smith Moore and Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Smith Moore entered the season of giving by again coordinating a canned food drive to benefit Greensboro Urban Ministry. The drive, coordinated by Brandi Moon and Derek Hodge, ran through...

Stephanie Powell joins Kennedy Covington real estate practice.(Kennedy Covington Lobdell and Hickman L.L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Stephanie Powell has joined Kennedy Covington as special counsel in its Research Triangle Park office, the firm has announced. Powell will focus her work on all phases of real estate...

Poyner & Spruill attorney appointed to Durham Board of Adjustment.(Paul A. Arena appointed)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Paul A. Arena, an attorney in Poyner & Spruill's Raleigh office, was recently appointed to the Durham Board of Adjustment as an alternate member. His term expires June 30, 2009. Arena...

BarCares of North Carolina plans February CLE.
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff "Light at the End of the Tunnel: Resources to Aid Lawyers to Live Better Lives," a CLE co-sponsored by BarCARES of North Carolina, Inc. and the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, will be...

American Board of Trial Advocates installs new officers.(Glenn, Mills and Fisher, PA's William S. Mills elected as president)(Raleigh's Yates, McLamb and Weyher, LLP's elected Dan McLamb )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Durham lawyer William S. Mills of Glenn, Mills & Fisher, PA and Dan McLamb of Raleigh's Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP have been elected president and president elect, respectively, of the Eastern...

Jack Cozort, Sandy Sands rank among top ten lobbyists in North Carolina.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Former Sen. Sandy Sands and former Court of Appeals judge Jack Cozort have been ranked among the 10 most influential lobbyists in North Carolina, says a firm release. Both attorneys are members of...

McGuireWoods named "Client Service All Pro" law firm.(McGuire Woods L.L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff McGuireWoods LLP is one of only six law firms to be named a "Client Service All Pro" law firm in the 2007 edition of BTI's The Survey of Client Service Performance for Law Firms, according to a...

Speed testimony appeal dismissed.(Van Reypen Associates Inc. v. Teeter)
January 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The Supreme Court has decided not to rule on the admissibility of an expert's opinion on vehicular speed, sparking debate over the reach of a new law that allows that testimony. In a one-page opinion released...

Gross negligence claim reinstated against Durham officer.(Jones v. City of Durham)
January 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Withdrawing and reversing a 2005 opinion, the state Supreme Court has revived the gross negligence claims of a Durham pedestrian who was struck by a patrol car. The two-page per curiam opinion in Jones v. City of...

Two dismissals underscore ongoing fight over appellate rules violations.(Jones v. Harrelson and Smith Contractors)
January 1, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The dispute over dismissals continues at the Court of Appeals, where two more cases have been booted for violations of the appellate rules. The cases, Jones v. Harrelson and Smith Contractors (North Carolina...

The five assignments of error in Jones v. Harrelson and Smith.(Jones v. Harrelson and Smith)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff In Jones v. Harrelson and Smith (North Carolina Lawyers Weekly No. 07-07-0029, 33 pages), the Court of Appeals faulted the appellant for five assignments of error that it said were broad and...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 1, 2006.(Bradley v. Mission St. Joseph's Health System)(Harris v. Daimler Chrysler Corp.)(Acosta v. Byrum)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Appeals - Record on Appeal - Failure to Settle - Dismissal Where the appellant's "settlement" of the record on appeal consisted of sending opposing counsel a list of...

N.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: January 1, 2007.(Skinner v. Preferred Credit)(Shepard v. Ocwen Federal Bank)(Lewis v. White)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Personal Jurisdiction - Real Property - Mortgages - Usury - Out-of- State Trust - First Impression Where the defendant-trust (1) did not originate the N.C. plaintiffs'...

Verdicts & Settlements January 1, 2007: Mecklenburg County jury sides with nursing home.(Ronald Carter Administrator of the Estate of Louise B. Purdie v. Cumberland Care Inc.)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Medical Malpractice/Nursing Home Injuries Alleged: Decubitus Ulcers/Sepsis/Wrongful Death Name of Case: Ronald Carter, Administrator of the Estate of Louise B. Purdie v....

Verdicts & Settlements January 1, 2007: Class action challenged impact fees.(Durham Land Owners Association v. County of Durham)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against Durham County challenging the authority of Durham County to impose school impact fees on home builders. Injuries Alleged: The...

Verdicts & Settlements January 1, 2007: Parties settle for $4.3 million after truck accident.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Tractor trailer wreck Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death and personal injury Name of Case: Confidential Court: Confidential Case No.: Confidential Tried...

Verdicts & Settlements January 1, 2007: Judge awards $8 million in teacher/student rape case.(Keisha L. Scott vs. Stevie Robertson)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Civil Injuries Alleged: Personal injury Name of Case: Keisha L. Scott vs. Stevie Robertson Court: Wake County Superior Court Case No.: 05CVS1151 Tried...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: January 1, 2007.(Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. v. Director)(Korotynska v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.)(Ohio River Valley Environmental Coalition v. Kempthorne)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Immigration - Asylum Applicant - Presumption of Future Persecution - Credibility Evem though the Board of Immigration Appeals specifically found credible an asylum...

Verdicts & Settlements January 1, 2007: Jury awards $1.9M for condemnation of corridor through farm.(DOT v. Coats)
January 1, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Condemnation of a 25-acre corridor through a Johnston County farm by the Department of Transportation. Injuries Alleged: Taking of a [+ or -]25 acre corridor through the...

Commentary: Practice Management & Technology/Blog Watch: January 8, 2007.(Column)
January 8, 2007... Byline: David Swanner December 23, 2006 Programs To Help Lawyers Be More Productive Yesterday I gave a presentation on blogging for a law firm that I really respect in Columbia. They told me what programs they were using and I was...

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: January 8, 2006.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Adrienne Blocker, an attorney concentrating in civil litigation and personal injury, has joined the downtown Greensboro firm of Robertson & Medlin, PLLC as a partner. The firm, now Robertson,...

DeMayo Scholarships tied to DWI education.(Michael A. DeMayo)(drinking and driving)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff High school seniors will have another chance to offer their solutions and ideas about educating and preventing fellow teenagers from the tragic consequences of drinking and driving while earning...

Rosen Law Firm attorney featured on BBC News program.(Lisa Angel)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Lisa Angel, an attorney at Rosen Law Firm, was recently featured as a domestic violence expert on the BBC News program, "World Have Your Say." The topic of discussion was a new proposal in the U.K...

Parker Poe attorneys elected to statewide, local bar posts.(Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein's Irvin "Hank" W. Hankins III and David Neal Allen)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has announced the election of two attorneys to leadership positions in the Wake County Bar Association, bringing to five the number of firm lawyers who have been...

Womble Carlyle extends child care program to all offices.(Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC now offers a backup child care program for employees in all 10 of its offices, a firm release says. In each city, the firm has entered into a cooperative...

Appeals Court rejects plaintiff's direct suit against insurer.
January 8, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The Appeals Court has rejected a plaintiff's attempt to directly sue an insurance company that paid liability limits of $100,000 after its insured was hit with a $968,140 verdict. The plaintiff's lawyer, Jerome...

Comp okayed for home health care worker who used own car.(Hollin v. Johnston County Council on Aging)(Case overview)
January 8, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Jan. 2 Appeals Court opinion could prove valuable in workers' comp cases where employees must provide their own transportation on the job. The decision, Hollin v. Johnston County Council on Aging (North...

Court revives non-compete case with two-continent geographic restriction.(Okuma America Corporation v. Bowers )
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Even though a non-compete clause barred an employee from taking a similar job anywhere the employer operated -- and those operations extended throughout North and South America -- the restriction...

N.C. Legal Community Obituaries: January 8, 2007.(North Carolina)(Walter L. Horton Jr. and Charles M. White III)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Walter L. Horton Jr. Walter Lee Horton Jr. of Raleigh died Dec. 29. He was 80. A Raleigh native, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. After his discharge, he...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 8, 2006.(North Carolina)(Hill v. Hill)(North Carolina Department of Transportation v. County of Durham)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Rule 11 Motion - Constitutional - Jury Trial - Attorneys - Out-of- State Where Rule 11 sanctions vindicate no property right, and where such sanctions did not exist at...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: January 8, 2007.(Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Astellas Pharma Inc.)
January 8, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Forum- Selection Clause - Licensing Agreement - Safety Agreement A pharmaceutical company's breach of contract claims against another pharmaceutical company should be tried...

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: January 15, 2007.(Jerry Oliver appointed to Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association)(Christopher S. Shumate appointed to Crumley & Associates)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Jerry Oliver, an attorney at the Raleigh office of Smith Moore, has been installed on the board of directors of the Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association.... Ashley Huffstetler...

Four women elected partners in Hedrick Eatman Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P.(Elizabeth A. Martineau, Melissa L. McDonald, Sharon E. Dent and Jennifer S. Jerzak)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Hedrick Eatman Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P. has named Elizabeth A. Martineau, Melissa L. McDonald, Sharon E. Dent and Jennifer S. Jerzak partners in the firm. Martineau received her J.D. in...

North Carolina-based Maupin Taylor and VA-based Williams Mullen set March merger.
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Maupin Taylor, P.A., North Carolina's oldest law firm, and Williams Mullen, Virginia's third largest law firm, have signed a letter of intent to combine the firms, a release says. The resulting...

Defendant's lawyer, UIM counsel can share duties at injury trial.(The Appeals Court case of Kosek v. Barnes (North Carolina Lawyers Weekly No. 07-16-0115, 18 pages))
January 15, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Jan. 2 unpublished ruling affirms the right of the counsel for the UIM carrier to participate equally with the insured's lawyer during a personal injury trial. The Appeals Court case of Kosek v. Barnes (North...

Superior Court judge dismisses lawsuit over litigation funding.(Odell v. Legal Bucks LLC et al. (Rockingham County Superior Court No. 05 CvS 999))
January 15, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged a Winston-Salem litigation funding company was making unlawful high-interest loans. In a Dec. 28 order, Judge Peter M. McHugh tossed out nine of the...

Estoppel blocks builder's limitations defense in construction dispute, rules NC Court of Appeals.(Red Dirt Properties, LLC v. Prime Building Company, Inc. Of North Carolina)
January 15, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Even though a manufacturing facility was on notice as early as 2000 that a builder might have buried tree limbs and debris on its future expansion site, a 2004 lawsuit was not barred by a three-year statute of...

Retired Shelby lawyer Joseph W. Mauney dies Jan. 5 at age 75.(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Retired Shelby lawyer Joseph W. Mauney died Jan. 5 at age 75. A Cleveland County native, he was a graduate of the Wake Forest School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel....

NC Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: January 15, 2007.(Town of Kernersville v. Ballard. (Lawyers Weekly No. 07-16-0102, 5 pp.))(Northland Cable Television, Inc. v. Highlands Cable Group, LLC. (Lawyers Weekly No. 07-16-0106, 16 pp.))(In re Brown. (Lawyers Weekly No. 07-16-0117, 14 pp.))
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Labor & Employment - Contract - Termination - Time Limit Where the parties' contract called for arbitration of any dispute arising from their employment relationship, and...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: January 15, 2007.
January 15, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Immigration - Removal Order - Asylum Request - Female Genital Mutilation A 40-year-old female native of Niger who originally entered the U.S. on a student visa is entitled...

Raleigh-based law firm of Manning Fulton establishes office in New Bern.(Manning, Fulton and Skinner P.A.)(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The Raleigh-based law firm Manning, Fulton & Skinner P.A. has established an office in New Bern in a merger with the firm of Robert S. Shields Jr., PLLC, says a firm press release. Shields...

N.C. Lawyers In The News: January 22, 2007.(North Carolina)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff James S. "Charlie" Livermon III and Deborah E. Sperati have become partners at Poyner & Spruill LLP. Livermon, a Campbell law graduate, focuses on bankruptcy and creditor's rights, and represents...

N.C. COA rules gas wholesaler liable for comp benefits in convenience store shooting.(North Carolina Court of Appeals)(Case overview)
January 22, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Durham convenience store cashier who was shot during a 1999 robbery can collect workers' comp benefits from the oil company that supplied gasoline to the store, the Appeals Court has ruled. In a decision that...

Insurer on hook for commercial policy below statutory limit.(North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. v. Armwood)
January 22, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Jan. 16 opinion points out a statutory flaw that allows commercial vehicles to hit the road without adequate insurance, sparking debate over who should be responsible for the shortfall. The decision means...

U.S. Supreme Court turns down N.C. comity admission case.(North Carolina)
January 22, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that challenged North Carolina's rules on comity admission to the Bar. The court, without comment, rejected a petition for discretionary review filed last...

N.C. Legal Obituaries: January 22, 2007.(North Carolina)(Carter G. Mackie)(John D. Wood)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Carter G. Mackie Raleigh lawyer Carter Gray Mackie, 71, died Jan. 14. Born in New Jersey, he moved to North Carolina in 1953 to attend the University of North Carolina. He was a member of...

N.C. Administrative Hearings Case Summaries: January 22, 2007.(North Carolina)(Good Hope Health System, LLC v. N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Facility Services, Certificate of Need Section)(Laroche v. North Carolina Sheriffs' Education & Training Standards Commission)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative CON - New Hospital - CT Scanner - Prior Use Requirement - Inapplicable Where Harnett County is getting a new hospital because an old one is closing, the applicant (for...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: January 22, 2007.(North Carolina)(American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, Inc. v. State of North Carolina)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Declaratory Judgment Action - Unavoidable Litigation - Civil Rights - Oaths - 'Holy Scriptures' Where plaintiff Matteen has already been denied the opportunity to swear...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: January 22, 2007.
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Plan Proposal - Nonconsensual Confirmation - Impaired Creditors - Feasibility Where no creditor has voted to confirm the debtors' proposed plan, and where the debtors failed...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: January 22, 2007.(U.S. v. Hernandez-Villanueva)(U.S. v. Hill)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Immigration - Unauthorized Reentry - Miranda Warning - MS-13 Membership Even though defendant, a Salvadoran native, protests he was not given Miranda warnings when...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: January 22, 2007.(Wittenberg v. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education)(MLC Automotive, LLC v. Town of Southern Pines.)
January 22, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative IDEA - Civil Practice - Motion to Reconsider - Subject Matter Jurisdiction Where, between the time the parties filed their briefs and this court dismissed the plaintiffs'...

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: January 29, 2007.(Diane L. Parsons-Salem joins Ragsdale Liggett)(Leslie G. Fritscher joins Ward and Smith)(Melinda Lawrence joins North Carolina Justice Center)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Greensboro attorney Jean Brooks has begun sharing her real life experiences as a lawyer with students at the Wake Forest University School of Law. A partner at Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey &...

Campbell University to honor Colon Willoughby with Professionalism Award.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby, a member of the 1979 charter class of Campbell University School of Law, will be honored with the fourth annual Campbell Law School Professionalism...

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation gives grant for predatory lending, battered immigrants.
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has announced a new grant award of $300,000 to Legal Aid of North Carolina in support of its efforts to combat predatory lending and help working families save...

Charlotte shutting down traffic cameras.(Traffipax)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Charlotte officials have decided to kill their contracts with a company that runs the city's traffic light cameras rather than wait for a court ruling that could cripple the programs financially....

Fayetteville lets 'Scooter Girl' back on the streets.(scooter delivery services )(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff An 11-year-old girl ordered to abandon her delivery business five months ago because of a city ordinance outlawing scooters on the sidewalk hopes to return to work this week after the city amended...

President Bush seeks sharp cutback in gasoline consumption.(George W. Bush)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff President Bush has asked Congress to help the nation reduce its gasoline consumption during the next ten years, outlining an energy plan that would seek increased fuel economy standards from the...

Two lawyers who hear ethics charges resigning over ethics law.(North Carolina Bar Association's Karen Eady-Williams, Charles M. Davis resign)
January 29, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Two members of a Bar disciplinary board are resigning over a new ethics law that requires them to publicly disclose their personal finances. Karen Eady-Williams of Charlotte and Charles M. Davis of Louisburg...

Crop insurance dispute, domestic abuse case top recoveries in 2006.
January 29, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Small peanuts turned into big bucks in a class action lawsuit that led North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's annual look at the state's largest verdicts and settlements. Topping this year's survey: a $30 million...

Multiple damages struck in business dispute among former associates.(Waldon v. Burris)(Case overview)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil lawsuits that contain multiple claims -- each arising from the same facts but requiring different elements of proof -- might cause multiple headaches when it's time to calculate damages. ...

North Carolina Legal Community Obituaries: January 29, 2007.(Rebecca R. Bevacqua)(William J. Eaker)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Rebecca R. Bevacqua Rebecca R. Bevacqua, of Moultrie, Ga. died at home on Jan. 20.Born in Warrenton in 1950, after graduating from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, she taught...

NC Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: January 29, 2007.
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Property - Wind Exclusion - Rejection Form Where the insured was notified that the defendant-insurer refused to cover her for wind damage, and where the insured signed a wind...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: January 29, 2007.
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Medicaid Plan Amendment - Homestead Exemption - Undue Hardship The Department of Health and Human Services was entitled to reject the State of West Virginia's proposed...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: January 29, 2007.
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Long- Term Disability - ERISA - Administrative Remedies - Failure to Exhaust Where the defendant-insurer sent the plaintiff a letter informing him that his long- term...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summaries: January 29, 2007.(Ferrigan v. Automax, LLC.)(Perry v. BJ's Wholesale Club)(Green v. City of Asheville)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Civil Practice - Discovery Violations - Fees & Costs Where, after appearing to work out discovery disputes with plaintiffs' counsel, defense counsel then raised belated...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Breach of contract in federal crop insurance.
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Federal crop insurance contract Injuries alleged: Breach of contract Name of case: In Re: Peanut Crop Insurance Litigation, MDL-1634 Court/county: United States...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Assault and Battery.(Janet C. Wood v. Alan D. Gates)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Tort, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress Injuries alleged: Physical injuries and severe emotional distress Name of case: Janet C. Wood v....

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Medical malpractice.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Global brain injury and emotional distress Name of case: Confidential Tried before: Mediation Special damages: Life care...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Medical malpractice.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Profound neurological brain damage to mother following childbirth requiring around the clock nursing care, breathing assistance and...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Municipal law.(Durham Land Owners Association, et. al. v. County of Durham)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against Durham County challenging the authority of Durham County to impose school impact fees on home builders. Injuries alleged: The...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: Negligence.( Autwell v. Mickey et al)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Paraplegia from L1 down; wheelchair-bound Name of case: Autwell v. Mickey et al Court/county: Guilford County Superior Court ...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $4.25M settlement reached in med-mal suit.(Anonymous v. Hospital)(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice, failure to diagnose Injuries alleged: Stroke, paraplegia, cognitive impairment Name of case: Anonymous v. Hospital Tried before: Mediation ...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $3.9M settlement reached in tractor trailer wreck.(Taylor v. Daniels and Werner Enterprises, Inc.)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Negligence/commercial tractor trailer Injuries alleged: Plaintiff suffered polytrauma -- left both bone forearm fracture, left intertrochanteric and femur shaft fractures, open...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $3.5M settlement reached in med-mal suit.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice Name of case: Confidential Tried before: Mediation Name of judge: Judge Lewellyn, mediator. Special damages: $21,000 Verdict/Settlement:...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $3.12M settlement for wrongful death of two.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Two wrongful deaths result in $3.125 million settlement Injuries alleged: Wrongful death of two persons Name of case: Confidential Tried before: Mediation ...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $3M settlement reached in birth malpractice suit.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Birth injuries including spastic quadriplegia Name of case: Confidential Tried before: Mediation Special damages: Life care...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $2.8M settlement reached in med-mal suit.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice, birth injury Injuries alleged: Severe hypoxic-ischemic brain injury resulting in cerebral palsy Name of case: Confidential Tried before:...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $2.7M settlement reached in med-mal suit.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental retardation Name of case: Prohibited from disclosing pursuant to confidentiality agreement ...

Verdicts & Settlements January 29, 2007: $4.3M settlement reached in wrongful death suit.(Brief article)
January 29, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of action: Tractor-trailer wreck Injuries alleged: Wrongful death and personal injury Name of case: Confidential Tried before: Mediation Verdict/Settlement: Settlement ...