Case Results

$13,000,000

Medical Negligence

Verdict for an infant who suffered an undiagnosed case of bacterial meningitis that caused severe neurological damage.

$10,000,000

Traumatic Brain Injury

Verdict for a child who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident.

$9,075,000

Automobile Collision

Confidential settlement for a family struck by an underage impaired driver resulting in the death of an unborn child, severe brain injury to a 4-year-old child and injuries to other passengers.

$7,000,000

Consumer Protection

Settlement against a mortgage company for use of illegal paymente collection tactics. Read more.

$5,500,000

Motorcycle Crash

Recovery for the son of a female biker killed by a drunk driver.

$2,900,000

Drunk Driving Collision

Settlement on behalf of a 6-year-old girl killed by a drunk driver. Read more.

$2,500,000

Truck Collision

Recovery for a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after her vehicle was struck by a commercial truck while stopped for traffic in a construction zone.

$1,840,000

Pedestrian Collision

Recovery for a pedestrian hit by a bus, leading to the traumatic amputation of her leg when a bus.

$1,000,000

Sexual Abuse

Confidential settlement for a child sexually abused at a day care center.

Personal Injury Results

Automobile Collisions

$10,000,000 verdict for a child who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. This is believed to be the largest car accident verdict ever in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. Experienced insurance defense counsel represented both defendants. At a court-ordered mediation settlement conference, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance had refused to make any settlement offer to the injured child, denied obligation to pay any amount, and then made a verbal promise to its insured that it would pay any verdict returned in the case. After the verdict, State Farm filed an appeal on behalf of its insured but failed to post an appeal bond. A second lawsuit was then filed against State Farm to force the insurance company to pay the entire verdict amount. The case was settled shortly after the second case was filed for $11,248,111.
$1,300,000 arbitration award for a man with mild traumatic brain injury (and no loss of consciousness) as a result of a Mecklenburg County motor vehicle collision.
$1,300,000 verdict for a Mecklenburg County woman with mild traumatic brain injury as a result of a motor vehicle collision. This is believed to be the largest mild traumatic brain injury verdict in the state of North Carolina at the time.
$1,050,000 arbitration award for a mild traumatic brain injury sustained in a Cumberland County automobile wreck. The highest offer from the insurance company was $75,000.
$350,000 maximum policy limits settlement for a Harnett County motor vehicle crash resulting in a concussion, retrograde amnesia, bone fractures, and multiple lacerations, abrasions, and bruises.
$300,000 maximum policy limit settlement for a motor vehicle accident in Sampson Co., resulting in right-hand contracture and lumbrical impingement requiring surgical repair, and eventually resulted in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
$250,000 policy limits settlement for a young adult who suffered a massive disk herniation with severe canal stenosis and neurogenic claudication following a motor vehicle accident.
$205,000 settlement for a vehicle crash in Columbus County involving an ankle injury.
$200,000 for a Fort Bragg paratrooper who suffered a neck injury in a car accident.
$150,000 settlement for a motor vehicle crash in Wake County requiring spinal surgery.
$137,000 settlement for a Randolph County passenger injured in a T-bone accident. The defendant ran a red light, and our client required neck surgery. Despite the insurer claiming the injury was pre-existing, attorney Shawn Howard successfully argued the crash aggravated previous issues.
$135,000 settlement for a motor vehicle crash on Fort Bragg injuring an active-duty soldier and $135,000 for a child injured in the wreck.
$100,000 limits of insurance obtained for a Southern Pines woman who underwent arm surgery after an automobile collision.
$100,000 maximum compensation under policy limits settlement for a Robeson County motor vehicle crash resulting in fractures, concussion, and post-concussive syndrome.
$100,000 maximum policy limit settlement for a motor vehicle crash in Cumberland County resulting in ankle and arm fractures.

Motorcycle Collisions

$375,000 – Two motorcyclists hit an oncoming car resulting in them sustaining fractures, abrasions and contusions.
$300,000 – Motorcycle accident in Cumberland Co. resulting in head, face, arm and legal injuries (Maximum compensation under policy limits).
$200,000 settlement for a motorcyclist whose vehicle seized up during operation after it was left for repairs at a mechanic. Attorney Shawn Howard hired a forensic reconstruction engineer who determined the repair shop failed to adequately torque a bolt on the caliper.
$200,000 – Limits of insurance coverage obtained for Fayetteville motorcycle accident client who suffered traumatic brain injury.
$106,850 – Motorcycle accident in Cumberland Co. resulted in metatarsal fractures and a dislocated shoulder.
$150,000 settlement for the father of a young man killed in a drunk driving accident. The driver crossed the center line of the road and into a ditch. Many other firms rejected this case because our client’s son voluntarily rode in a vehicle with an intoxicated driver. Attorneys Ed Maginnis and Shawn Howard successfully argued it was possible that the driver had not shown any signs of intoxication and therefore the passenger was not at fault.
$100,000 – Limits of insurance for Linden man who fractured pelvis in motorcycle wreck.
$83,000 – Recovered for Smithfield Foods employee injured going to work by tractor-trailer accident.

Medical Malpractice

$13,000,000 verdict for an infant who was admitted to a North Carolina hospital for observation following multiple skull fractures from a home accident, but later suffered an undiagnosed case of bacterial meningitis that caused severe neurological damage.
$8,000,000 settlement for an infant with bilateral leg amputations following improper placement of the femoral line. The case was resolved in association with former US Senator John R. Edwards.
$2,100,000 confidential settlement for Catawba County woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of air embolism during cardiac bypass surgery.
$3,375,000 confidential settlement on behalf of a South Carolina child with severe visual impairments resulting from the failure to properly diagnose retinopathy of prematurity in a newborn child.
$3,000,000 confidential settlement for a Gaston County child with cerebral palsy as a result of birth-related brain injury.
$3,000,000 confidential settlement for a woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of negligent administration of nerve block for headache.
$2,100,000 confidential settlement for woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of air embolism during cardiac bypass surgery.
$1,500,000 recovery for a woman who sustained a hypoxic brain injury as a result of developing sepsis from a surgical error during laparoscopic gynecologic procedure.
$1,500,000 recovery for a woman who sustained a hypoxic brain injury as a result of developing sepsis from a surgical error during laparoscopic gynecologic procedure.
$1,100,000 recovery for an infant where doctors failed to diagnose a serious bacterial infection that led to meningitis with serious neurological consequences.
$700,000 confidential settlement for the wrongful death of a man as a result of errors during medical treatment.

Wrongful Death

$2,300,000 settlement for the estate of man killed in collision with a truck. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in York County, South Carolina.
$2,250,000 settlement for the family of an unarmed Charlotte man who was shot ten times by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. The case received extensive coverage in both the national and local media. The settlement amount paid was almost 3x higher than the City of Charlotte had ever paid in the past to resolve an excessive force case against CMPD.
$975,000 recovery for the wrongful death of a Catawba County truck driver killed in a collision on I-40. He was survived by his wife and by two children.
$750,000 confidential settlement for the wrongful death of a 10-year-old autistic child who wandered away from a long-term care facility and drowned.
$600,000 recovered for sons of a woman shot and killed at a convenience store. The case involved numerous contested issues, including whether the store’s insurance policy provided coverage.
$200,000 recovered on behalf of two men killed in an Alamance County automobile crash.

Drunk Driving Crashes

$9,075,000 settlement for a family struck by an underage impaired driver who had purchased alcohol at a convenience store shortly before the crash. The collision resulted in the death of an unborn child, severe brain injury to a 4-year-old child and internal and orthopedic injuries to the mother and other occupants in the car.
$2,900,000 settlement on behalf of a 6-year-old girl killed by a drunk driver. The crash occurred in 2015 when a former UNC student drove the wrong way on Interstate 85 after consuming alcohol from private parties and Franklin Street bars. The settlement included more than 15 defendants charged with providing the underage defendant access to alcohol and marijuana. The crash claimed the lives of three people.
$1,637,000 jury verdict for young married couple struck by a drunk driver who had just left a bar where he had been served more than 10 drinks in just over two hours. The jury verdict is believed to be the largest contested dram shop verdict in North Carolina. The highest pre-trial offer was $125,001.
$1,300,000 million settlement for the family of a Charlotte man killed by a drunk driver. The victim was transporting his elderly mother from Michigan when the crash occurred. She survived significant injuries, including bilateral ankle fractures. The drunk driver, whose blood alcohol concentration was .19, was traveling the wrong way on Interstate 77 near Statesville. Our attorneys conducted a thorough investigation of the drunk driver, including her phone and credit card records. Ultimately, we identified the establishment that served her seven drinks over two hours. Read more.
$975,000 settlement for the family of a woman killed by a drunk driver.
$250,000 recovered for a Durham County man struck head-on by a drunk driver. Attorneys Shawn Howard and Karl Gwaltney recovered the maximum available insurance from both bodily-injury coverage and property damage coverage. The drunk driver had a previous record of driving under the influence.
$200,000 tender of all available insurance on behalf of a Wake County passenger killed in a single vehicle drunk driving crash. Attorney Shawn Howard obtained the under insured motorist (UIM) policy limits.
$150,000 settlement for the father of a young man killed in a drunk driving accident. The driver crossed the center line of the road and into a ditch. Many other firms rejected this case because our client’s son voluntarily rode in a vehicle with an intoxicated driver. Attorneys Ed Maginnis and Shawn Howard successfully argued it was possible that the driver had not shown any signs of intoxication and therefore the passenger was not at fault.
$150,000 obtained for Fayetteville man hit by drunk driver on Skibo Road who suffered traumatic brain injury.

Tractor Trailer Collisions

$2,500,000 recovery for a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after her vehicle was struck by a commercial truck while stopped for traffic in a construction zone. A substantial reduction of the workers’ compensation lien was negotiated and the lien was resolved for a total payment of $100,000. The woman will continue to receive weekly workers’ compensation benefits and all future medical expenses will be paid by the workers compensation insurance carrier.
$1,555,000 recovered for a seriously injured woman who underwent multiple surgeries following a crash with a Cumberland County Schools yard work truck.
$1,000,000 settlement for a man with a mild traumatic brain injury after a collision with a garbage truck. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of Connecticut. – New Haven, Connecticut
$950,000 settlement for a man with severe orthopedic injuries as a result of a collision with a tractor-trailer that was backing across the highway in York County, South Carolina.
$800,000 settlement for a Mecklenburg County woman with mild traumatic brain injury following a collision with a flatbed trailer that disconnected from construction company dump truck while on an interstate highway.
$760,035.44 for our client, a news reporter, who was struck by a truck in a parking lot. The insurance company appealed the verdict but lost in a unanimous 3-0 decision. Read more.
$650,000 recovered for a Wake County client rear-ended by a logging-truck. He suffered from persistent post-percussive syndrome and no-surgical neck and back injuries as a result of the crash.
$451,000 settlement for a multiple car and semi-truck collision in Bladen Co. Our client sustained extensive injuries, including broken bones, fractures, punctured lungs and lacerations.

Pedestrian & Bicycle Crashes

$1,840,000-plus recovery for a pedestrian who suffered a traumatic amputation of her leg when a bus crashed into a parked truck, causing the truck to jump the curb and strike the pedestrian as she was entering a restaurant. – Buncombe County, North Carolina
$200,000 settlement for Fayetteville man who suffered broken a toe and broken wrist in bicycle accident.
$130,000 litigation settlement for Fayetteville client who sustained serious injuries as a pedestrian walking to the gym.

Animal Attacks

$300,000 limits of homeowners insurance coverage recovered for Hoke County child who suffered facial wounds as a result of a pit bull attack.
$275,000 settlement for a dog attack resulting in multiple injuries that required immediate medical attention
$250,000 pre-suit settlement for a Wake County boy attacked by his best friend’s dog. The victim sustained two facial lacerations that resulted in permanent scars.
$200,000 recovered for a Raleigh boy attacked by a pit bull. The dog had already bitten one other person in the community. In addition, it was the third incident to which the Raleigh Animal Control Department responded. The insurer’s original offer was only $30,000.
$110,000 litigation settlement for a 3-year-old boy attacked by a neighbor’s pit bull. The insurance company’s original offer was only $30,000.

Workplace Injuries

$2,500,000 workers’ compensation settlement for a Guilford County man who sustained a traumatic brain injury while employed by a logging company.
$1,730,000 workers’ compensation settlement for undocumented worker paralyzed in a fall from a scaffold.
$625,000 recovery for a truck driver who was struck by a forklift at a warehouse facility while they were unloading his truck in Forsyth County.
$600,000 recovery arising out of a fall on an Iredell County construction site where the general contractor failed to have OSHA-required barriers in place. $450,000 plus medical benefits were recovered under workers’ compensation.
$599,500 settlement on behalf of the estate of a father of three. Our client, an electrician, was working in a manufacturing facility when he was knocked from an elevated scissor lift. We found that the facility’s owners forced their employee to operate the crane with blind spots.
$500,000 workers’ compensation settlement for a man who contracted a rare neurologic disorder after exposure to industrial and residential sewage. – Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
$110,000 recovered for a firefighter injured at a training site. The trainee was pulling a hose over a railing when the railing broke and he fell to the ground.

Child Injuries

$1,360,000 recovered for the family of child killed trying to board school bus. Read more.
$200,000 limits of insurance coverage obtained for Bladen County 14-year-old who suffered perforated bowel following motor vehicle crash.
$150,000 confidential settlement for 5th grader injured at school in Robeson County
$100,000 maximum policy limits settlement after a Cumberland County Motor vehicle crash resulted in a young child experiencing a post-traumatic seizure, parietal skull fracture, diastasis of the coronal suture, and subgaleal hematoma.
$100,000 maximum policy limits settlement for the grandmother of the aforementioned young child who sustained a wrist fracture, tibial plateau, fibular head fractures, full-thickness tears of PCL, and popliteus tendon.

Defective Products

$4,750,000 settlement for a woman severely injured as a result of a defective automobile. The case was resolved in association with local counsel in Brevard County, Florida.
$2,328,000 jury verdict on behalf of an Obion County, Tennessee man injured by defective Bow-Flex machine. The verdict included $2,000,000 in punitive damages.

We advocate for our clients’ rights in the courtrooms of North Carolina. Whether it’s suing an insurance company that has wrongfully denied responsibility for a serious injury, defending a small business against a competitor, collecting funds owed to a company, fighting for the rights of an employee who has been unlawfully terminated, or protecting individuals from unlawful actions by creditors, we’ll help guide you through the uncertainties and complexities of civil litigation.

The cases above are simply illustrations of the work we have done. Our success in previous cases does not mean we will obtain a similar result for you or your business. Each case is its own battle and depends upon its facts, the parties involved, and any number of other considerations. We can only promise that we will work tirelessly to help you or your company.

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