Name and Case Number: Confidential Principal Injuries: Wrongful death Tried or Settled: Settled Amount: $3M Attorney: Hunt Willis, Martin and Jones & Bob Whitley, Whitley Law FirmDescription: The family of a man who was killed after being hit by a commercial truck on a country road have agreed to a $3 million settlement on Feb. …
Case Results
$735,000 Settlement Reached in Rolling Truck Incident at Softball Field
Settlement Reached in Rolling Truck Incident at Softball Field Type of action: Negligence Injuries alleged: T12 burst fracture, neurological deficit in lower extremities, rib fractures and bilateral sacral fractures Special damages: Medical expenses of $141,000 and lost wages of approximately $14,000 Case name: Confidential Case number: None Court: None (Settled in Lenoir County) Tried before judge or jury: None Verdict or settlement: Settlement …
College student stacks divorce parents’ UIM insurance coverage for $555,000 Settlement
Type of action: Personal Injury – Motorcycle Wreck Injuries alleged: Numerous orthopedic fractures Case name: Confidential Case number: None Court: Mecklenburg County Tried before judge or jury: None Name of mediator: Marshall A. Gallop, Jr. Verdict or settlement: Settlement Settlement date: March 1, 2010 Amount: $555,000 (which represented all of the insurance coverage available) Insurers: Allstate, Integon General, GEICO and Nationwide Experts: Not applicable Plaintiff’s attorneys: Robert E. …
Woman receives $550,000 UIM benefits after workplace wreck
Woman receives UIM benefits after workplace wreck Type of action: Automobile – Personal Injury Injuries alleged: Fracture of tibia and fibula Case name: Confidential Case number: Confidential Court: Wayne County Superior Court Tried before judge or jury: Confidential arbitrator Name of judge: Confidential arbitrators Verdict or settlement: Arbitrated verdict Settlement date: April 12, 2010 Amount: $550,000 Experts: Christopher C. Hasty, M.D., treating orthopedic surgeon (Greenville) …
Woman gets $575,000 Settlement for Injuries in Pre-dawn Wreck
Type of action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Broken left femur, left wrist fracture, bruising to breast Case name: Withheld Case number: Withheld Court: Withheld Tried before judge or jury: Mediation Name of mediator: Marshall A. Gallop, Jr. Verdict or settlement: Settlement Settlement date: June 8, 2007 Amount: $575,000 Experts: Not applicable Plaintiff’s attorneys: Robert E. Whitley and Benjamin Whitley of Whitley Law Firm Submitted by: Alicia Delamere …
Truck Driver Injured in Collision Receives $650,000 in Mediation
Type of action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Neck, back and shoulder injuries Case name: Confidential Case number: Confidential Court: Martin County Tried before judge or jury: Mediation Name of mediator: James D. Llewellyn Verdict or settlement: Settlement Settlement date: June 5, 2007 Amount: $650,000 Experts: Dr. Ed Cooper, orthopedic surgeon, Kinston, N.C., and Dixon Pearsall, rehabilitation and vocational expert, Little River, S.C. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Robert E. …
$825,000 Settlement Reached for Woman hurt in Head-On Accident
Woman Hurt in Head-on Collision Reaches $825,000 Settlement Type of Action: Car Accident Injuries: Leg Fracture and crushed ankle Case Name: Sheila Olivo v. Matthew Cotton and John Cotton Settlement Date: June 8 Court: Orange County Superior Court Attorney for Plaintiff: Bob Whitley of the Whitley Law Firm in Raleigh Description: The plaintiff, a Chapel Hill woman, reached a $825,000 …
$900,000 Settlement Collected in Wrongful Death Auto Case
Type of action: Wrongful death Injuries alleged: Death Name of case: Confidential Court: Greene County Superior Court Case number: Confidential Tried before judge or jury: Judge Name of judge: N/A Special damages: Funeral expenses (deceased mother, $6,493; deceased passenger, $5,558) and medical expenses (deceased passenger, $1,327) Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $900,000 Settlement date: April 29, 2007 Offer: N/A Experts: Ron Kirk, Research Engineers, Inc., Raleigh; Paul …
Mediation for Traumatic Brain Injury Results in $1 Million Settlement
Amount: $1 million Injuries alleged: Thoracic fracture and mild-traumatic brain injury Case name: Withheld Mediator: Ron Perkinson of Sanford Judge: Pre-trial settlement Date of settlement: April 25 Most helpful expert: Forensic engineers Steve Farlow of Raleigh and George Barbour and Chris Barbour of Wilmington; and Dr. Dixon Pearsall, rehabilitation, and vocational expert, of Little River, South Carolina Attorneys for plaintiff: Ben Whitley of …
Driver Struck While Moving Company Van Off Highway Recovers $1 Million
Type of action: Motor vehicle accident Injuries alleged: Loss of both legs Name of case: Confidential Court/county: Confidential Case no.: Confidential Name of judge: n/a Special damages: n/a Verdict/settlement: Settlement Amount: $1 million ($30,000 from liability carrier and $970,000 from underinsured carrier) Date obtained: March 10, 2005 Demand: n/a Offer: n/a Experts: Plaintiff’s damage experts included a life care planner and an economist Insurer: n/a Plaintiff’s attorneys: Robert E. Whitley …