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Top 25 largest verdicts and settlements reported to Lawyers Weekly in 2009
Here is the list we have compiled of the 25 largest verdicts and settlements reported to North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in 2009.
$3.1 million
Premises liability - The plaintiff was visiting a home owned by the defendants during Memorial Day weekend in 2007. While on the deck of the home, a railing surrounding the deck gave way, causing the plaintiff to fall from the deck and break his neck, rendering him a quadriplegic.
The case was settled at mediation for the sum of $3.1 million.
SUMMARY
Type of action: Premises liability
Injuries alleged: Broken neck and quadriplegia
Case name: Confidential
Case number: Confidential
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Verdict or settlement: Settlement (mediated)
Date: October 2009
Amount: $3.1 million
Insurers: Confidential
Plaintiff's attorneys: Gary K. Shipman of Shipman & Wright (Wilmington); Michael E. Spears (Spartanburg, S.C.)
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