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Relocating with Children After Divorce: What You Need to Know
The decision to move with children after a divorce is never simple. Whether you’re relocating for a…
Private School Tuition and Child Support: Who Pays?
Sorting out child support is never easy, and when private school tuition enters the mix, things can…
Can You Get Your Due Diligence Money Back? What Homebuyers Need to Know
Purchasing a home is often one of the most significant financial decisions you’ll make. If you’re house…
What NC House Bill 269 Could Mean for Non-Compete Agreements in North Carolina
Non-compete agreements have long been a controversial tool in the corporate world—sometimes protecting legitimate business interests, and…
Protect What Matters Most: Estate Planning for Every Stage of Life
Thinking about the future doesn’t always come naturally. Many of us get caught up in the day-to-day,…
Will a Separation Protect Me Financially?
Separation is never easy, especially when financial questions start piling up. Can you protect your savings? Will…
Practical Custody Arrangements for Families
Trying to figure out custody arrangements? You’ve probably come across terms like joint custody, primary custody, and…
Future-Proof Your Business Against Form I-9 Changes
Running a business is no small feat. Between managing your team, keeping customers happy, and planning for…
When Do You Need an Attorney for a Breach of Contract Case?
Contracts are the backbone of any good business relationship. They bring clarity, set expectations, and hold everyone…
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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