Notable Cases
Coverage Issue, Petroleum Contamination, Summary Judgment
Successfully represented an insurance carrier in a declaratory judgment action in Scotland County in a claim for indemnification and the duty to defend. The claim was made against...Continue reading
Federal Wage and Hour Act, Federal Court, Bench Verdict
Obtained a defense verdict in a Wage and Hour Act suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina brought by several former employees of an...Continue reading
Property Damage (Flooding), Failure to Maintain Dam, Target Defendant, Summary Judgment
Defended a municipality in the eastern portion of the state regarding the failure of a dam resulting in the flooding of a neighborhood downstream. Allegations involved the failure...Continue reading
Wrongful Death, Alcohol Liability, Substantial Publicity, Settlement
Defended a restaurant on the Outer Banks of North Carolina which was one of two establishments that served alcoholic beverages to a thirty-one-year-old female who became...Continue reading
Discrimination, American with Disabilities Act, Federal Court, Summary Judgment
Defended a furniture retail chain in the first action ever brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina for failure of an employer to...Continue reading
Construction Defect, Business Interruption, Federal Court, Settlement
Defended the installer of helical anchors in the collapse of a television tower in Camden County, North Carolina. The tower came down in a wind storm when the guy wire anchors...Continue reading
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