Charlotte, North Carolina

Catastrophic Injury Lawsuits

• $3,000,000.00 - Business Negligence - Settlement for client who sustained a gunshot injury to her spine in a robbery outside a business establishment in Charlotte. The business was sued for failing to provide adequate security for its customers (Mecklenburg County, 2000).

• $2,200,000.00 - Dump Truck Injury - Settlement for clients injured in a collision with a dump truck that turned in front of clients' vehicle. The trucking company was sued for, among other things, negligent hiring or retention of the dump truck driver (Mecklenburg County, 1999).

• $2,500,000.00 - Brain Injury - Settlement for client whose wife suffered a severe and irreversible brain injury due to physician's failure to properly intubate her. Client's wife subsequently died. (Mecklenburg County, 2006)

• $1,675,000.00 - Physician Malpractice - Settlement for client who was not informed by two physicians of a test result indicating she had lymphoma. Over the course of 16 months and until client discovered her cancer, the lymphoma spread thereby complicating client's medical treatment and reducing her chances of survival (Cabarrus County, 2003).

• $1,600,000.00 - Tractor Trailer Accident - Settlement for client who sustained a severe hip injury in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer (Mecklenburg County, 2003).

• $1,539.000.00 - Shoulder Injury - Jury verdict for client who sustained bilateral shoulder injuries after the ramp he was using to unload goods from a truck collapsed underneath him. The defendant was sued for, among other things, failing to provide a safe and suitable ramp. The jury verdict was unanimously affirmed on appeal (John Belton v. Barnhart Manufacturing, Mecklenburg County, 1995).

• $1,500,000.00 - Head Injury - Settlement for client who sustained a severe head injury when he was thrown from a vehicle that hydroplaned on I-85 in a construction zone. The contractor was sued for, among other things, failing to keep the roadway clear of standing water and other hazards (Mecklenburg County, 1995).

• $1,225,000.00 - Brain Infection - Settlement for client who sustained a brain infection from an abscessed tooth that went untreated (Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties, 2001 and 2003).

• $1,120,000.00 - Crane Accident - Jury verdict for client who suffered crush injuries when a crane he was dismantling collapsed on top of him, resulting in severe fractures and permanent injuries. (Mecklenburg County, 1993).

• $1,000,000.00 - Sexual Abuse - Settlement for client who was sexually molested at a church after school program by an employee of the church (Mecklenburg County, 2003).

• $944,854.51 - Leg Amputation - Settlement for client who suffered a leg amputation in a collision with a tractor-trailer (Mecklenburg County, 2000).

• $918,815.25 - Business Negligence - Jury verdict for client whose husband was killed by a cab driver. The cab driver had previously threatened to harm client. Client's husband confronted the cab driver and was killed. The cab company was sued for, among other things, failing to terminate the cab driver. (Samantha Thornton v. Crown Cab Company, Mecklenburg County, 1999).

• $750,000.00 - Surgical Error - Settlement for client who developed a systemic infection due to a surgical sponge being left in her abdomen after surgery (Mecklenburg County, 2002).

• $700,000.00 - Truck Accident - Settlement for client who sustained a left arm nerve injury in a collision with a tractor-trailer (U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 2004).

• $675,000.00 - Tractor Trailer Accident - Settlement for client who sustained lower extremity fractures when her legs were run over by the rear wheel of a trailer. Client was riding a motorcycle and laid down her motorcycle to avoid colliding into a tractor-trailer that negligently moved into her lane of travel.

• $500,000.00 - Head Injury - Settlement for client who sustained a severe head injury after being attacked and beaten while staying as a guest at a chain motel in Gastonia. The motel was sued for providing lack of security for its guests. (Gaston County, 1994).

• $400,000.00 - Handicap Chair Defect - Settlement for client who sustained a pulmonary contusion when the handicap shower chair on which he was sitting collapsed due to defective installation. (Mecklenburg County, 2006)

• $350,000.00 - Sexual Abuse - Settlement for client who was sexually molested at a church after school program by an employee of the church (Mecklenburg County, 2004).

• $300,000.00 - Head Injury - Settlement for client who sustained a head injury when merchandise fell off of a shelf in a home improvement store (Mecklenburg County, 1995).

• $275,000.00 - Work Injury - Settlement for client who sustained a work-related injury (Mecklenburg County, 2002).

• $225,000.00 - Work Injury - Settlement for client who sustained a hernia while at work. After surgery to repair the hernia, client sustained permanent nerve damage (Mecklenburg County, 2004).

• $210,000.00 - Construction Site Accident - Settlement for client who sustained head and neck injuries in a fall at a construction site (Mecklenburg County, 2001).

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