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Vaginal mesh lawsuit results in multi-million dollar verdict
In August, the first of what may be many awards related to vaginal mesh implants was handed…
New jurisdictional limits for NC courts
As of August 1, litigants need to think carefully about the proper forum before filing a lawsuit…
NC Supreme Court rules on parental issues
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently ruled on two unique cases involving the relationship between parents and…
New fungal meningitis evidence reported
According to a recent AP article, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that agency officials “found…
Attorney’s fees available in minor trust account proceedings
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a stark warning to custodians or trustees who mismanage…
Is my non-compete agreement enforceable?
North Carolina’s only statutory provision directly addressing non-compete agreements requires that any contract limiting a person’s right…
Employers must use revised form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds employers that beginning today they must use the…
Third circuit supports broader access to whistleblower protection in Sarbanes-Oxley cases
A federal appeals court made it easier for whistleblowers to claim protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX),…
North Carolina court holds insurance company responsible for not fulfilling its duty to policyholder
Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion reinforcing the duty insurance companies have…
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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