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 …
Case Results
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 …
Wrongful Death Claim from a Duplex Apartment Fire results in $1 Million Mediation Result
Case name and number: Withheld Principal injuries: Death Special damages: $12,953.49 (funeral expenses) Tried or settled: Mediation County where tried or settled: Pitt County Date concluded: April 19, 2007 Name of mediator: Marshall Gallop Amount: $1 million Insurance carrier: Nationwide Expert witnesses and areas of expertise: Bernard Kromenacker of Raleigh, safety and fire expert Attorney for plaintiff: Robert E. Whitley and Brian E. Clemmons of Whitley …
Pregnant Mom in Wreck Settles for $1.1 Million
Type of Action: Commercial vehicle wreck Injuries Alleged: The plaintiff was approximately three months pregnant at time of accident, and she lost her baby. She sustained a brain injury, pelvic injury, and had to undergo a fusion at L4 Name of Case: Confidential Court: Carteret County Case No.: Confidential Tried Before: Mediation Verdict/Settlement: Settlement Amount: $1.1 million Verdict Date: Settlement obtained Nov. 20, 2006 …
Construction Worker Injured and Settles Case for $1.135 million
Type of Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Leg Fractures Name of case: Confidential Court: Durham County Superior Court Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,135,000 Date of verdict or settlement: 10/23/2015 Highest Offer: None Most helpful experts: Benjamin B. Liipfert III, special needs trust administration lawyer (Winston-Salem) Insurance Carrier: USAA Attorneys for plaintiff: Noah Abrams of Abrams & Abrams and Ben Whitley of the Whitley Law Firm in …
Worker Injured in Auto Accident Wins $1.2 Million
Case name: Confidential Number: 05 CVS 180 Court: Carteret County Verdict/settlement: Arbitration panel Arbitrators: Marshall Gallop, Joe Edwards and Chuck Simpson Amount: $1.2 million Special damages: $154,780 Past lost wages: $87,760 Future lost wages: $709,200 (as computed by economist) Date obtained: March 13, 2007 Demand: $1 million UIM coverage and $100,000 liability coverage Offer: None Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert E. Whitley of Whitley Law Firm (Kinston) Plaintiff’s experts: Dr. Ed …
Georgia Traffic Death Settled in NC for $1.4 Million
Court: Carteret County Verdict/Settlement: $1.4 Million Mediator: Rene S. Elliot Special Damages: $8,844 for funeral expenses, $1,200 for burial Date of Settlement: August 17, 2012 Most Helpful Expert: Francis W. Rushing Ph.D Insurance Carrier: Auto Owners & Central Mutual Attorneys for Plaintiff: Robert E. Whitley (Kinston) and Ann Ochsner (Raleigh) of Whitley Law Firm Description: Jurors like to know who’s getting what when …
Family of Auto Accident Victim Recovers $1.5 Million Settlement
Case name and number: Confidential Principal injuries (in order of severity): Wrongful death Tried or settled: Settled Date concluded: October 24, 2013 Amount: $1.5 million Mediator: Robert Beason (Durham) Expert witnesses: Dr. Donald R. Jason (forensic pathologist) & Dr. Carson Bays (economist) Attorneys for plaintiff: Bob Whitley, of Whitley Law Firm Description: Attorney Bob Whitley, of Whitley Law Firm, represented the family …
Car Accident Victim Recovers $1.5 Million for Injuries
Amount: $1.5 Million Case name: Confidential Court: Settled pre-suit Date of settlement: January 16, 2017 Plaintiff’s attorneys: Ben Whitley and Bob Whitley of the Whitley Law Firm in Raleigh Attorneys for defendant: Confidential Description: The Whitley Law Firm is happy to announce a $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a client who was seriously injured in a car crash. Attorneys Bob …