Action: Civil claim for damages arising out of a fire Injuries alleged: Property damage and severe infliction of emotional distress Case name: Withheld Amount: $42.44 million Date: Dec. 15, 2023 Attorneys: Melissa Abrams, Noah Abrams and Doug Abrams of Abrams & Abrams, Raleigh, and Ben Whitley and Bob Whitley of Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh (for …
Case Results
Pedestrian crossing parking lot struck by vehicle; $2 million settlement
Action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Traumatic brain injury, including skull fracture Judge: Withheld Amount: $2 million Rule 414 medical costs: $88,277 Date: Sept. 22, 2023 Attorney: Bob Whitley of Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh (for the plaintiff) Plaintiff was a pedestrian in a parking lot walking toward a medical building for an appointment. About halfway between …
Crash with truck gravely injures sports car driver; $4.75 million settlement
Action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Comminuted intra articular fracture of the femur, tibial plateau fracture, proximal fibular fracture, right patella fracture, sternal fracture, rib fractures, right pleural effusion, right manubrial fracture, L1 fracture, forehead puncture wound, right knee puncture wound. Case name: Withheld Amount: $4.75 million Date: June 14, 2023 Attorneys: Bob Whitley and Ann …
Driver dies after rear-end crash on Raleigh street; $2 million settlement
Driver dies after rear-end crash on Raleigh street; $2 million settlement Action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Fractured vertebrae leading to death Case name: Withheld Amount: $2 million Date: Sept. 8, 2023 Attorney: Bob Whitley of Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh (for the plaintiff) The decedent, 60, was driving on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh when she stopped …
Cyclist Awarded $1.85 Million After Devastating Collision with Dump Truck
Cyclist Awarded $1.85 Million After Devastating Collision with Dump Truck Action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Rib and spine fractures, humerus fracture, clavicle fracture, lung lacerations, permanent scarring, major chest trauma requiring 9 surgeries Amount: $1,847,000 Name of Case: Withheld Date: June 20, 2024 Name of judge, mediator, and firm: Scott Hart, Mediator Attorney: Ben Whitley, …
Settlement reached in DOT vehicle crash: $1.17 million settlement
Action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Fractured femur, jaw and hand, collapsed lung, brain hemorrhage Case name: Withheld Court/case no.: Withheld Court: Withheld Amount: $1 million Date: May 12, 2023 Attorneys: Bob Whitley of Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh (for the plaintiff) The victim was riding a moped in Johnston County when he was struck Sept. 21, 2022, by an N.C. …
Construction Worker Buried in Wall Collapse Settles for $2.4 Million
Case name and number: Confidential Principal injuries (in order of severity): Construction Injury, Personal Injury Special damages: Not applicable Tried or settled: Settled Court: Buncombe County Superior Court Date concluded: July 14, 2022 Name of judge: Not applicable Amount: $2,400,000 Insurance carrier: Confidential Expert witnesses and areas of expertise: Not applicable Attorneys for plaintiffs: Ben …
Families of Four Individuals Killed in Apartment Fire Settle for $10 Million
Case name and number: Confidential Principal injuries (in order of severity): Wrongful death of 4 individuals Special damages: Not applicable Tried or settled: Settled Court: Confidential Date concluded: March 4, 2022 Name of judge: Not applicable Amount: $10,000,000.00 Insurance carrier: Confidential Expert witnesses and areas of expertise: Not applicable Attorneys for plaintiffs: C. Douglas Maynard …
Victim of Motorcycle Crash Receives $1 Million Settlement
Amount: $1 million Injuries alleged: Severe orthopedic injuries Case name: Withheld Court: Wake County Superior Court Case No.: Withheld Date of settlement: June 1 Special damages: $245,000 Most helpful experts: Rod Rich of Research Engineers in Raleigh (videography) Attorneys for plaintiff: Ben Whitley and Bob Whitley of the Whitley Law Firm in Raleigh Attorneys for defendant: Withheld Description: In December of 2018, a motorcyclist traveling …
Injured Motorcyclist Receives $975 Thousand Crash Settlement
Type of Action: Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Leg Amputation Name of case: Confidential Court: Withheld Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $975,000 Date of verdict or settlement: April 16th Most helpful experts: Dr. Wanda Guidry –Denver, Co, toxicology; Wade Bartlett of Mechanical Forensics Engineering Services in Rochester, New Hampshire, accident reconstruction; William Kluge of Raleigh, accident …
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »