North Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from November 2003

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from November 2003

N.C. Lawyers In The News: November 3, 2003.(Brief article)
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Donna Lee has joined Smith Moore's Raleigh office, where she will continue her focus on securities regulatory compliance and industry arbitration defense. Prior to joining Smith Moore, she managed...

N.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: November 3, 2003.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Service of Process - Extension Application & Order - Summons & Complaint - Affidavit - Notary Stamp or Seal Even though the plaintiff properly served the application and...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 3, 2003.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Avoidance - Preferential Transfer - Banks & Banking - Contract - Tort/Negligence - Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Aiding & Abetting Even though a bank is normally a debtor of a...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: November 3, 2003.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Jurisdiction - Federal Question - Investment Advice - State Law Issues - Remand Where the defendants' investment strategy could be found lawful under federal tax law...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: November 3, 2003.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Surety - Construction Bonds - Fraudulent - Former Agent - Tort/Negligence - Legal Malpractice - Civil Practice - Statute of Limitations Where the plaintiff-surety revoked its...

Tort Defendants Win in N.C. Appeals Court Despite OSHA, Traffic Law Evidence.
November 3, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry Two unpublished rulings from the Appeals Court show that safety codes and statutes may set the standard of ordinary care, but violating them doesn't necessarily make defendants liable. Plaintiffs must still show the...

Ethics Decision In N.C. Rules Client Contract Can Require Arbitration Of Fee Disputes.
November 3, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton Lawyers can contractually require clients to arbitrate fee disputes -- provided their fee agreement first steers the case to the State Bar's fee dispute resolution program, under Ethics Decision 03-7, approved Oct....

Verdicts & Settlements November 3, 2003: Subcontractor Officer Submitted False Lien Waivers.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Third-party action alleging fraud; unfair or deceptive trade practices Description: General contractor brought action against officer of subcontractor for submitting false...

Charlotte Attorney Joseph W. Grier Jr. Receives Chief Justice's Professionalism Award.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Charlotte attorney Joseph W. Grier Jr. was awarded the Chief Justice's Professionalism Award Oct. 23 at the State Bar's annual dinner in Raleigh. Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr., who...

U.S. Eastern District Rules IRS Questions Didn't Put Investor Claims In Federal Court.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Even though a group of investors sued over allegedly bad financial advice involving U.S. tax shelter rules, that didn't establish federal jurisdiction of the case, according to a decision from the...

Mecklenburg Motorist Gets New Trial When Verdict Less Than Medicals.
November 3, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry A wreck plaintiff will get a new trial because Mecklenburg jurors gave her only $1,000 for a knee injury -- even though her medical bills and lost wages were $12,274 and the defendant offered $18,500 to settle the case....

Inclusion of Mandatory Arbitration Clause in Fee Agreements.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff July 23, 2003 Proposed opinion rules that a fee agreement with a client may include a provision requiring submission of a fee dispute to arbitration so long as the requirements in Rule 1.5(f)...

Commentary: Ask The Risk Man.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff A humble, small-town lawyer has been voted the number one movie hero of all-time by the American Film Institute. Atticus Finch - brought to life by Gregory Peck in "To Kill A Mockingbird" --...

N.C. Bar Opinion: Lawyer's Duty to Disclose Pending Unsavory Personal Info to Prospective Client.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Proposed opinion rules that a lawyer must disclose unsavory personal information to a prospective client if the information is reasonably necessary to permit the prospective client to make an...

N.C. Bar Approves $25 Increase In Annual Dues.
November 3, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton Get ready to dig a little deeper in that wallet -- your State Bar dues are going up. At its Oct. 24 meeting, the Bar's governing body approved a $25 annual dues hike -- the first increase in seven years....

U.S. District Court Western District: November 3, 2003.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Pleadings - Amendment - Relation Back - Defendant's Name Where the plaintiff originally named the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department as defendant, the amendment of the...

Verdicts & Settlements November 3, 2003: Passenger Killed - Driver Speeding, Had Been Drinking.
November 3, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Description: A 16-year old male decedent was the back-seat passenger in a vehicle driven by the 21-year-old brother of his 15-year- old friend (front passenger) in northern Wake County. At 3:00 in...

N.C. Lawyers In The News: November 10, 2003.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Christopher M. Craig has been named a partner in the Greensboro law firm of Hunter, Higgins, Miles, Elam & Benjamin. An N.C. Central law graduate, he practices in the areas of real estate, civil...

Commentary: Taking The Office On The Road.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce L. Dorner Modern computing and Chinese food have much in common. First, you need to decide if you want to have a "take out" or "dine in" meal. If you only work at an office desk, then the "dine in" desktop machine is all...

Ethics Ruling Would Okay Filing Of Time-Barred Lawsuit In N.C.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton Lawyers would be ethically permitted to file a civil lawsuit on behalf of a client -- even if they knew the case was already time-barred by a statute of limitations, under a proposed State Bar ethics ruling. The...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 10, 2008.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Taxation - Real Property - Appeals - Dismissal - Documentary Evidence Where, despite being given sufficient notice of the requirements, the taxpayer failed to timely...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 10, 2003.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Attorneys - Pre- Petition Retainer - Post-Petition Services - Estate Property Even though the debtors' attorney asked them to pay him a $1300 "security retainer" in case he...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: November 10, 2003.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Class Certification - Health Plan Collapse In this litigation by health-care plan subscribers suing the failed plan's claims administrator as the plan's successor in...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: November 10, 2003.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Commercial Breach of Contract - Sales - Exclusive Supply - Unfair Trade Practices - Tort/Negligence - Fraudulent Misrepresentation - Conversion Even though the parties' agreement...

Wright Receives N.C. Governor's Highest Honor.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. of the North Carolina Supreme Court presented Melvin F. Wright Jr. of Winston-Salem the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for 30 years of outstanding service to North...

Womble Carlyle Wins Marshall Fund Award.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice was presented the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund's highest honor at its annual awards dinner last week at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in New York City....

Committee Offers Revised Opinion On Preparing A Power Of Attorney For A Parent At The Request Of An Adult Child.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Council Actions At a meeting on October 24, 2003, the State Bar Council adopted the opinions summarized below upon the recommendation of the Ethics Committee. 2003 Formal Ethics Opinion...

Disability Denial Reversed Over Biased Testing Plan Administrator Had Conflict Of Interest.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry A BellSouth employee was improperly denied long-term disability because the plan's administrator relied on biased performance and employment assessments, a federal judge has ruled. "The defendants abused their...

U.S. District Court Western District: November 10, 2003.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance Labor & Employment - ERISA - Abuse of Discretion - Modified Standard - Long- Term Disability - Extraordinary Accommodations Even though the defendant-employer pays disability...

Verdicts & Settlements November 10, 2003: Negligence/Auto.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Personal injury -- automobile Injuries Alleged: Fracture of the first right rib, lacerations to the right and left inner thigh, scalp and top of the foot, and a lung...

Commentary: Making Sure The Phrase 'Quality Of Life' Is A Reality In Yours.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Nancy Byerly Jones The "Are You Being Your Own Best Friend?" Test 1. How many of your favorite activities have you actually done during the past month? Last two months? 2. Do you usually feel like you are in control of your...

Interview with Jim Medford: Partner, Greensboro office of Smith Moore, LLP.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff What exactly does international law entail? The area of international law I practice involves the representation of clients in transactions or issues that have a connection to the law or to...

Raleigh Lawyer Reflects On Privilege, Discipline Rulings.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton North Carolina lawyers are likely to feel the effects of two state Supreme Court cases for years to come: an August ruling reshaped the rules on attorney-client privilege, while a February opinion had a profound...

N.C. Appeals Court Rules Stucco Time Limit Stands Despite Claims Of False Promises.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry A homebuilder was not estopped from raising a six-year bar on claims for leaky stucco, despite evidence the defendant lied about how well the house was waterproofed, the Appeals Court ruled Nov. 4. The decision in...

Commentary: Marketing Doesn't Have To Be Expensive To Look That Way.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Michael M. Bowden Most marketing agencies will gladly work with a law firm to develop a unique "brand" and a distinctive advertising campaign - provided that firm is ready and able to fork over tens of thousands of dollars for the...

Ruling By N.C. Appeals Court Clarifies Venue For 'Mixed Claim' Complaints.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry Where a company filed a contract suit in Craven County that would determine ownership of a sublease in Carteret, the case should have been transferred, the Appeals Court held Nov. 4. The 2-1 decision in Fox...

Verdicts & Settlements (November 10, 2003) Negligent death of mechanic, volunteer fireman.
November 10, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Wrongful death of a 59-year-old mechanic, volunteer fireman Principal injuries (in order of severity): Immediate death Special damages: Funeral bill of...

N.C. Lawyers In The News: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Three new associates have joined Poyner & Spruill, Brian F. Corbett in the Raleigh office's financial services section, W. Mark Griffith in the business organizations section in Charlotte, and...

N.C. Business Court Case Summaries: November 17, 2008.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Tort/Negligence Unfair Trade Practices - Constructive Fraud - Weight Loss Program - Pharmaceuticals - Higher- Cost Prescriptions - Civil Practice - Class Definition Even though the...

North Carolina legal obituaries: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Gary E. Brinson Durham native Gary Ernest Brinson died Oct. 15 in Melbourne, Fla., where he practiced law. He went to undergraduate and law school at the University of North Carolina....

Campbell Holds Inaugural Professionalism Roundtable In Raleigh.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Dean Willis P. Whichard of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University hosted the first annual Dean's Professionalism Roundtable at the Cardinal Club in Raleigh last month. The...

N.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Real Property - New Home Sale - Implied Warranty of Habitability - Express Limited Warranty - Appeals - Reversed Where, in his dissent, Chief Judge Eagles said he would hold...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Fall Victim Awarded For Paralysis.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Statement of Claim: The 64-year-old plaintiff fell approximately 18 feet from the deck at his home and landed on the back of his head, neck and shoulders. Unbeknownst to the plaintiff, the bolts...

Tenants Face Tough Fight In Inadequate Security Suits.
November 17, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry Two Lawyers Weekly case reports show different outcomes for tenants who alleged they were victimized by criminals because landlords failed to provide adequate security. In one case, Harrison v. Falcon Management...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Defense Verdict - Plaintiff Shot In Apartment Parking Lot.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Negligent security Injuries Alleged: Gunshot wound to stomach Name of Case: James Harrison v. Falcon Management Court/County: Guilford County (High Point) Case...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Estate Settles Claims In Death Of Patient.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Patient was brought in to hospital with trouble breathing. They suspected a mass in her throat and possible airway obstruction and sent her to a larger hospital for evaluation,...

N.C. Supreme Court Denies Woodson Claim In Death Of Garbage Worker.
November 17, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry The estate of a Scotland Neck garbage worker who was crushed by a dumpster will not get a trial on Woodson claims, the state Supreme Court has held. The decision in Whitaker v. Town of Scotland Neck (North Carolina...

N.C. Supreme Court Declines To Take Appeal Of Rudisill Case.
November 17, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton Lawyers who get their cases dismissed by the Bar's disciplinary board can now be assured that their files are closed for good: a Nov. 6 order from the state Supreme Court blocks the State Bar from appealing those...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Antitrust Airlines - Travel Agents - Commissions Lowered - Conscious Parallelism Even though the defendant-airlines belonged to trade associations, started a web site to sell tickets,...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Discovery - Attorney- Client Privilege - Work Product Doctrine - Motion to Intervene - Advocacy Group Communications - Motion for Reconsideration Where the defendant and...

U.S. District Court Western District: November 17, 2003.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Federal Jurisdiction - Removal - REDA - Motion to Remand - Untimely Even though the plaintiff alleges the defendant terminated her employment in retaliation for filing a...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Tenant Recovers $600K On Negligent Security Claim.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Inadequate security Injuries Alleged: Post-traumatic stress disorder Name of Case: Withheld upon request Court/County: Withheld upon request Case No.: Withheld...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Class Action - Consumers, Businesses Overcharged.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Civil antitrust case Injuries Alleged: Consumers and businesses were overcharged for vitamins and vitamin products by manufacturers Name of Case: Nicholson v. Hoffman...

Update In Commercial Real Estate News In North Carolina.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Low Lease Rates Are Not Reflected In Building Prices With vacancy rates in commercial real estate continuing at record high levels and lease rates near 10-year lows, you would think the...

'After-Acquired' Evidence Barred In Disability Discharge By N.C. Appeals Court.
November 17, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry The state Supreme Court will not review a decision that barred a Durham community college from using evidence of a teacher's misconduct -- acquired after she was terminated for a disability -- to justify the...

N.C. Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: December 17, 200.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Labor & Employment - Church Pastor's Contract - No Statutory Authority Where this dispute arose over a pastor's employment contract with a church, and where the record...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Weak Antibiotic Results In Win For Quadriplegic Patient.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Statement of Case: In March, 2001, the plaintiff was a 52-year-old man who had a history of chronic venous stasis which periodically caused ulcers on his legs. He developed an ulcer on his knee...

Verdicts & Settlements November 17, 2003: Insurer Pays Settlement On 'Vanishing Premium'.
November 17, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Class action for insurance fraud based upon misrepresentations and unfair trade practices Injuries Alleged: Misleading representations with regard to alleged vanishing...

N.C. Lawyers In The News: November 24, 2003.(Brief article)
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Reggie E. McKnight, former senior associate with Browne, Flebotte, Wilson & Horn, has opened McKnight Law Firm in the historic Price Carr house at 200 N. McDowell Street in uptown Charlotte. The...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 24, 2008.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Fees - Tort/Negligence - Personal Injury - $9500 Verdict - Costs & Prejudgment Interest Added Where the jury awarded the personal injury plaintiff $9500 in damages, the trial...

North Carolina legal obituaries: November 24, 2003.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Alex T. Alexander Alex Thomas Alexander, formerly of Asheville and New York City, died in Charlotte on Oct. 19 at age 51. A graduate of the Boston University School of Law, Alexander had...

N.C. Central University Prof. Dayan Wins Award.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty recently awarded North Carolina Central University law professor Marshall Dayan its Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization's annual...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Van Passenger's Family Wins $1.15M For Faulty Tire Retread.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: On July 10, 1998, plaintiff was operating a service van on I-40 when the van's left rear tire failed at 65 m.p.h., causing a loss of control. The vehicle immediately went...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Minority Shareholder Claim Nets $2.4M.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: This was a Meiselman claim -- minority shareholder's claim for dissolution of corporation or purchase of minority shares in the corporation under G.S. Sect....

Verdicts & Settlements (November 24,Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Robbery Victim's Estat.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Wrongful death Principal injuries (in order of severity): Wrongful death, pain and suffering Special damages: Alleged loss of wages: $300,399 to $458,577;...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Firm's Future Profits Added To Settlement After Van Wreck.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: A 45-year-old manufacturing supervisor and father of three was killed by a commercial van that crossed the center line, striking him head-on. Principal injuries (in...

N.C. Appeals Court Rules Driver's Contrib Excused By Stop Sign Distraction.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff A motorist's failure to see a train approaching an Elkin crossing was not contributory negligence, the Court of Appeals held Nov. 18. The reason: shortly before she was hit by the train, the...

U.S. District Court Western District: November 24, 2003.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Constitutional - First Amendment - Public Speaking - Civil Practice - Younger Abstention Even though the plaintiff has failed to exhaust his state administrative remedies,...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Trucking Company Pays $2.1M After Driver Ran Stop Light.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Personal injury -- automobile accident Principal injuries (in order of severity): Traumatic brain injury Special damages: $301,878, including $239,441 in medical...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Real Estate Agent Victimized By Sexual Assault Wins $1M.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Premises liability claim based upon inadequate security Principal injuries (in order of severity): Plaintiff shot and sexually assaulted Special damages: n/a...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Patient Wins For Shortened Life After Chest X-Ray Delay.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: The case involved the defendant physician's failure to obtain a copy of the radiology report for the chest x-ray which he ordered for the 75-year-old male plaintiff. The...

N.C. Court of Appeals Rules Defense Expert Cured Defect In Medmal Case.
November 24, 2003... Byline: Ertel Berry Even if testimony by a plaintiff's medmal expert didn't prove he was familiar with practice standards in Fayetteville, that defect was cured by evidence from the defendant's own expert, the Appeals Court held Nov. 18....

N.C. Industrial Comm. Case Summaries: November 24, 2003.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Tort/Negligence STCA - School Bus Driver - Rider - Struck by Motorist Where the defendant-school board's bus driver did not make sure the plaintiff was in a safe place before the driver...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 24, 2003.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Real Property Mortgages - Trusts & Estates - Trustee - Alternates Named - Valid Lien - Civil Practice - Res Judicata Where the sole role of a trustee in a deed of trust is to initiate...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Overloaded Truck Collision Results In $775K Settlement.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Auto collision case in which trucking company's dump truck, loaded with sand, crossed the center line and collided with a car driven by plaintiff's 29-year-old daughter,...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Teen's Family Recovers $1.5 Million For Wreck With Truck.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Plaintiffs' 16-year-old daughter was making a left-hand turn from a main road onto a secondary. She was hit by a delivery truck travelling behind her. Her vehicle and...

N.C. Appeals Court Rules Interest Not Included In Judgment Limit For Fees.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff A Nov. 18 Appeals Court ruling makes it clear that prejudgment interest isn't counted to decide whether a personal injury judgment exceeds the $10,000 threshold for awarding attorney's fees. ...

N.C. Court of Appeals Rules Landbuyers Get Chance To Rescind Over Seller's Survey.
November 24, 2003... Byline: Michael Dayton A developer will get a chance to back out of a real estate contract because the seller's survey mistakenly indicated the 15-acre site was not in a flood zone, the Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 18. The court...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: November 24, 2003.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Class Action - Attorney's Fees - RICO A Maryland federal district court did not err in holding that plaintiff attorney was not entitled to any attorney's fees for work she...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Patient's Estate Wins More Than $1M For Faulty Diagnosis.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Medical negligence Principal injuries (in order of severity): Failure to diagnose (wrongful death) Special damages: None Tried or settled: Settled prior to...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Death From Untreated Sepsis Results In $1.76M Verdict.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: Medical malpractice Principal injuries (in order of severity): Death Special damages: Medical bills of $10,780; funeral expenses of $17,000; lost earnings of...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Ballplayers Wins $1M On Wreck Claims.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: The plaintiffs were two American Legion baseball players injured in a single car accident, along with the estate of a third player who was killed. Plaintiffs alleged that...

Verdicts & Settlements November 24, 2003: Stroke Victim Recovers $2.875M For Misdiagnosed Headache.
November 24, 2003... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: The 47-year-old male plaintiff was taken by ambulance from his place of work to the emergency room at a hospital. He complained of headache, numbness in one arm, and...