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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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    WADDELL v. LEE

    *1 TITLE: WADDELL v. LEE
    DOCKET-NUMBER: 87 CVS 1722
    COURT: Superior
    STATE: Robeson County, North Carolina
    DATE:
    Incident: October, 1984
    Filing: September, 1987
    Trial: August, 1989
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    RANGE AMOUNT: $0 - $49,999
    OUTCOME: Plaintiff Verdict
    NON VERDICT AWARD: $10,000
    TOTAL VERDICT: $10,000
    JUDGE REDUCED AWARD TO:
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    PRIMARY INJURY: Cervical Strain
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    General: Rear-end collision
    Specific: Plaintiff in front vehicle
    PLAINTIFF:
    Sex: Female
    Age: 47
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    General Occupation: GENERAL LABORER
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    Type: Single Individual
    Sex: Male
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    CLAIMED PAST MEDICAL: $8399
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    Total: $10,000
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    TEXT:
    A 47-year-old female mill worker suffered stiff neck, severe headaches, and shoulder strain after her auto was struck in the rear by defendant. Plaintiff also sustained post traumatic cervical strain and a sprain injury with severe cervical torticollis and paravertebral myocitis. Plaintiff contended that defendant failed to carefully observe traffic and operated his vehicle in a reckless and unsafe manner. Defendant denied all allegations made by plaintiff. The plaintiff was awarded $10,000. Plaintiff Attorney: Britt & Britt by William S. Britt, Lumberton, NC. Defense Attorney: Berey & Byrd by Wade E. Byrd, Fayetteville, NC.
    *2 WADDELL v. LEE
    JVR No. 68381, 1989 WL 393595 (LRP Jury)