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When Can I Move Out on my Spouse?
It is not uncommon for clients to fear moving out of the marital home because they do…
The Path to an Easier, Cheaper Divorce: Collaborative Law
Most people see divorce as a struggle, something one must endure to get out of a bad…
Rocket Dockets Speed Juvenile Immigrant Cases
Following the crisis declared by President Obama last summer when tens of thousands of unaccompanied children crossed…
Bill Opposes Sanctuary Cities, Prohibits Identification Cards
NC Governor Pat McCrory recently signed into legislation a controversial new bill – House Bill 318 or…
As traffic deaths rise across NC, you stand to lose more than loved ones
Traffic deaths are up 19 percent in North Carolina this year and accidents are increasing in Charlotte…
Employment and anti-discrimination laws
With the Supreme Court recently granting marriage rights to same-sex couples, many new legal questions have arisen…
New immigration ruling regarding family detention centers
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were disappointed by the recent…
How changing marriage laws affect step-parent adoption
Prior to recent court decisions finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, couples in same-sex relationships raising…
When can grandparents get custody or visitation rights of their grandchildren?
Biological parents have a constitutional right to the care, custody, and control of their minor children. However,…
Dozier Miller in the News
Noncompete agreements in NC
Dozier Miller’s Adam Hocutt talks to The Charlotte Observer and Raleigh’s The News & Observer about noncompete agreements in North Carolina: Who uses them, what the law says and if the FTC will ban them.
Products liability
Plane crash; vibration damper defect alleged; engine failure; real estate company founder, wife killed; eight children. $26.05 million settlement
Accounting malpractice
Claims that fraudulent audits allowed a Burlington company to hide huge losses in a reinsurance pool led to a $250 million settlement that topped Lawyers Weekly’s survey of the 25 largest verdicts and settlements in 2005.
Representing an injured marine
Dozier Miller’s Adam Hocutt talks to WSOC-TV news anchor Allison Latos about about representing Marine Caleb Murry, who is seeking surgery after a boat injury.
Failure to diagnose
The plaintiff, Terrence Forrest, is a 46-year-old business consultant. His malpractice suit claimed the defendants failed to inform him that the biopsy of his mole suggested there was regression of a melanocytic lesion. Approximately a year and a half after the biopsy, the plaintiff was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
Buyer claws back deposit from builder
Dozier Miller’s Adam Hocutt shares how his clients fought to get back a $46,000 deposit for an unbuilt house, claiming the builder tried to charge them for items that were already included in the contract.
Vague biopsy slides
A Charlotte businessman who claimed a dermatologist should have told him that his negative biopsy results didn’t rule out melanoma has recovered $1.5 million.
Good Samaritan scam
Dozier Miller’s Adam Hocutt talked to WSOC-TV news anchor Allison Latos about the work he is doing to defend international college students scammed out of thousands of tuition dollars by The Neighborhood Good Samaritan Center.
Wrongful death
Deceased entered intersection on green light. Tractor-trailer ran red light. $2.12 million settlement.
Wedding morning pre-nup
A Mecklenburg County woman will be able to seek an equitable distribution of her marital assets after a jury set aside a pre-nuptial agreement she signed on the morning of her wedding, finding that the agreement was not entered into voluntarily, the woman’s attorneys report.
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