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Verdicts & Settlements

  • $15.0 million involving man who was left a ventilator dependant quadriplegic as result of broken neck during intubation

  • $12.5 million involving a suicide

  • $10.75 million settlement with physicians and hospital in case involving infant who suffered permanent brain injuries at birth

  • $8.1 million wrongful death verdict in case involving an outpatient suicide, highest verdict in the United States in a suicide case

  • $7.1 million verdict represented the first medical malpractice verdict ever in Guilford County, highest medical malpractice verdict in North Carolina at the time, the second highest punitive damages verdict in the state

  • $7 million awarded by jury in medmal verdict

  • $4.5 million involving a child who suffered significant brain injury as result of medical treatment received for heart condition

  • $3.5 million verdict involving infant who suffered permanent brain injuries

  • $3.25 million for the wrongful death of husband and father of 4 children who died due to a failure to see and appreciate a brain aneurysm by a radiologist performing an MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiogram)

  • Confidential settlement in 2002: $2.3 million for the wrongful death of a 38 year-old, wife and mother of 2 children who died following a routine thyroidectomy

  • Cumberland County: $1.5 million settlement in a car accident involving a 31 year-old wife and mother of 2 children which resulted in a closed-head injury and permanent brain damage

  • Macon County: $800,000 wrongful death verdict in case involving throat cancer

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    PEARSON v. BOYKIN & S.T. WOOTON CORPORATION

    *1 TITLE: PEARSON v. BOYKIN & S.T. WOOTON CORPORATION
    DOCKET-NUMBER: 96 CvS 00885
    STATE: Johnston County, North Carolina
    DATE:
    Trial: June, 1998
    RANGE AMOUNT: $1,000,000 - $1,999,999
    OUTCOME: Plaintiff Verdict
    TOTAL VERDICT: $1,000,000
    PRIMARY INJURY: Mild Brain Injury
    SECONDARY INJURY: Closed Head Injury
    LIABILITY:
    General: PASSENGER
    Specific: Driver & Business Negligence
    PLAINTIFF:
    Sex: P
    Age: 2
    DEFENDANT:
    Type: Single Organization
    Sex: Organization
    Organization Type: NA
    Age: NA
    Race: NA
    General Occupation: NA
    Occupational Field: NA
    Insurance: NA
    Policy Limit: NA
    DAMAGES:
    Compensatory:
    Other: $1,000,000
    Total: $1,000,000
    ATTORNEY:
    Plaintiff: Wade E Byrd / Fayetteville, NC / N. Leo Daughtry / Smithfield, NC / Luther D. Starling / Smithfield, NC
    JUDGE:

    TEXT:
    A 2-year-old suffered a closed head injury resulting in attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity when the vehicle in which he was a rear -seat passenger was struck from the rear by the defendant -owned dump truck. The plaintiff contended that the driver of the truck failed to keep an assured clear distance and failed to maintain control of his vehicle. The defendant denied liability, but settled with the plaintiff for $1,000,000.
    PEARSON v. BOYKIN & S.T. WOOTON CORPORATION
    JVR No. 369737, 1998 WL 1472968 (LRP Jury)