Results

Our attorneys have a track record of successful verdicts and settlements in a wide variety of cases. Here are some examples of our results:

NC Supreme Court Win
Negating Physician Non-Compete For Public Policy Reasons

$13 Million Settlement – Medical Malpractice
Settlement during trial for infant permanently injured when EMS failed to adjust an oxygen tube that clearly dislodged, causing brain damage.

$10.35 Million Class Action Settlement
Class action settlement approved by federal court for all claimants adversely affected by massive power outage on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in 2017.

$10.3 Million Verdict –Stock Broker Fraud
Broker fraudulent embezzled trust funds from his client who was suffering early onset dementia

$8.5 Million Class Action Settlement
Toxic waste facility explosion causing evacuation of town of Apex, NC and loss of business revenues by local businesses during evacuation period.

$8,325,000 Jury Verdict – Police Misconduct
Record for largest police misconduct civil rights jury verdict in North Carolina history*; federal jury trial finding Wake County Sheriff’s deputies committed unlawful vehicle search, unlawful arrest, excessive force, unjustified deadly force, and malicious prosecution against young man from Apex, N.C.

$5 Million Jury Verdict – Automobile Negligence
Jury verdict against a negligent HVAC company and its employee who injured a young man causing permanent brain injury and right eye blindness.

$5.5 Million Class Action Settlement
Against major NC hospital for irregularities in charging its employees for medical care in its facility.

$4.5 Million Settlement – Medical Malpractice
Major NC hospital’s failure to properly treat infection of a patient causing permanent paralysis.

$3.475 Million Settlements – Construction Negligence
Settlements for wrongful death and personal injuries in construction negligence case.

$3.25 Settlement – Motor Vehicle Crash 
Client suffered closed head injury in collision involving a commercial hauling company.

$2.6 Million Settlement – NC DOT Roadway Negligence
Children and parents injured in motor vehicle collision caused by defectively designed intersection near Laurinburg, N C.

$1.5 Million Settlement – Medical Malpractice
Major NC hospital’s failure to treat infection occurring during cardiac procedure causing permanent brain injury.

$1.35 Million Settlement – Wrongful Death
Retirement community resident struck in crosswalk by golf cart and killed.

$875,000 Settlement – Motor Vehicle Crash 
Client suffered serious leg injury in car wreck.

$871,000 Jury Verdict – Wrongful Firing
Jury verdict against medical practice for wrongful discharge based on discrimination against a partially disabled physician in the practice.

Jury Verdict and $664,000 Recovery – Police Misconduct
Recovery after jury verdict against two NC State Highway Patrol trainers at the State Highway Patrol Basic School for injury to a female cadet two weeks before her graduation causing the loss of her career in Highway Patrol, judgment subsequently paid in full.

$600,000 Settlement – NC DOT Negligence
Wreck caused by a defective road shoulder drop-off not properly maintained by NC DOT.

$500,000 Verdict – NC DOT Negligence
Trial verdict and subsequent settlement against NC DOT for wrongful death in auto-wreck caused by defective road shoulder drop-off not properly maintained by NC DOT.

Although we have achieved successful results for many prior clients, no reference on this website to any prior case result in specific or general terms is a guarantee of a similar outcome in any current or future case. Each case is different and the results of past cases cannot be used as a basis for predicting the results in future cases. Each case is judged on its own unique set of facts.

*Based on review of available data regarding published jury verdicts as of September 2019.