Wilmington, NC law firm Shipman & Wright, L.L.P. settles a $3.1 million local liability case

On December 15, Shipman & Wright, together with the Sparks Law Firm of Spartunburg, SC, settled premises liability case for the sum of $3.1 million in which their client was totally paralyzed as the result of a fall from a deck at a home located in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. The case was filed in Brunswick County Superior Court against the owners of the home where the incident occurred, alleging that they had failed to properly maintain the deck. The case presented significant issues with insurance coverage, and the necessity for extensive discovery regarding all of the insurance available to the owners, given the significance of the injured man’s injuries and lost earning capacity.

A pres release regarding this matter is soon to follow.