Raleigh, NC
Litigation Lawyer at Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas: Litigation, Federal Crime
OUTCOME: $146.25M Class Settlement
Liaison Counsel to a class of plaintiffs who accused Duke Energy of failing to disclose and misrepresenting that Duke Energy's then-CEO, John Rogers, would lead the Company after its merger with Progre ... ss Energy rather than Progess' CEO, William Johnson. The court approved a $146.25 million cash settlement for the class.
OUTCOME: New sentencing hearing granted
Obtained a US Supreme Court reversal of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case where the appellant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to a minimum term under ... the Armed Career Criminal Act. The sentence imposed was vacated because a key provision in the Act had been declared unconstitutionally vague.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Defended corporate and individual clients in a nationwide consumer fraud case that was prosecuted by the Federal Trade Commission and four state attorneys general, and alleged approximately $27 million ... of consumer injury. Following extensive discovery and motions practice, the case was resolved with a favorable settlement for the individual defendants.
OUTCOME: New sentencing hearing granted
Won a new sentencing hearing for a client who was improperly sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of 268 months under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
OUTCOME: Settlement
We represented successfully the estate of a mentally ill man who committed suicide in a local jail. We alleged on the estate's behalf that the sheriff, jail officials, and the county violated the deta ... inee's state and federal constitutional rights to adequate medical care and supervision in light of the substantial likelihood that the detainee would harm himself.
OUTCOME: Dismissal of all claims / settlement
We defended the majority shareholder of a publicly-traded beverage company against claims asserted by a former employee for breach of contract and tortuous interference with contract. The employee alle ... ged that the company owed him approximately $1 million in stock. We removed the action to federal court and secured a complete dismissal of all claims on behalf of the majority shareholder. We negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of the co-defendant.
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