Verdicts and Settlements
Jun 24, 2015OUTCOME: Top case outcomes
Sometimes our greatest success comes not from the number of dollars recovered but from seeing that a client is fairly compensated for their injuries. $70,000 jury verdict recovery on behalf of voluntee ... r firefighter injured while aiding another motorist. The highest offer from the insurance company was $500. 2011: Mecklenburg County, NC $10,000,000 verdict for child who sustained severe traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident. Both responsibility for the accident and the amount of damages owed were contested. This is believed to be the largest verdict ever in Mecklenburg County Superior Court arising from an car accident. Both defendants were represented by experienced insurance defense counsel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company had issued a $100,000 liability policy to one of the drivers involved. At a court ordered mediation settlement conference State Farm had refused to make any settlement offer whatsoever to the injured child. Instead, State Farm denied it was obligated to pay any amount whatsoever. State Farm then made a verbal promise to its insured that it would pay any verdict that was 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 amount of the verdict. The case was settled shortly after the second case was filed for $11,248,111. 2006: Mecklenburg County, NC $9,075,000 confidential settlement for family struck by underage impaired driver who had purchased alcohol at a convenience store shortly before 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. 2008: North Carolina $8,000,000 confidential settlement for infant with bilateral leg amputations following improper placement of femoral line. Case was resolved in association with former US Senator John R. Edwards. 1998: Mecklenburg County, NC $4,750,000 confidential settlement for woman severely injured as a result of defective automobile. Case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of Florida. 2002: Brevard County, FL $3,375,000 confidential settlement on behalf of a child with severe visual impairments resulting from the failure to properly diagnose retinopathy of prematurity in a new born child. 2006: South Carolina $3,000,000 confidential settlement for woman with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury as a result of negligent administration of nerve block for headache. 2003: Mecklenburg County, NC $3,000,000 confidential settlement for child with cerebral palsy as a result of birth related brain injury. 2004: Gaston County, NC $2,500,000 workers' compensation settlement for man who sustained a traumatic brain injury while employed by a logging company. 2006: Guilford County, NC $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. 2009: Alamance County, NC $2,328,000 jury verdict on behalf of man injured by defective Bow-Flex machine. The verdict included $2M in punitive damages. 2008: Obion County, Tennessee $2,300,000 settlement for estate of man killed in collision with truck. Case was resolved in association with local counsel in the state of South Carolina. 2005: York County, SC
