Call Us 919-240-4054The tragic deaths of a married couple and an 11-year-old boy in a Boone motel room could have been prevented, according to a report from the News & Observer. Daryl Jenkins, 73, and Shirley Jenkins, 72, were found dead in a second-floor room of the Best Western in April. In June, 11-year-old Jeffrey Williams was […]
Gun owners not responsible for adult son’s use of gun
The owners of a gun used by a convicted felon to shoot his girlfriend and then himself cannot be held responsible for leaving the gun unsecured, North Carolina’s State Supreme Court ruled on June 13, 2013. In March 2011, Bernie Parrish drove to his girlfriend Catryn Bridges’ place of work and shot her in the […]
Criminal charges sought against workers’ comp claims adjuster
The family and friends of a 47-year-old man who died from serious complications after a workers’ comp injury are seeking criminal charges against the claims management company and individual adjuster they say drove him to his death. Charles Romano was injured in 2003 while stocking shelves at Ralphs Grocery in Camarillo, California. The surgery he […]
DOT pays record settlement in eminent domain case
A shopping center in Charlotte received one of the largest eminent domain settlements in the history of the N.C. Department of Transportation, according to North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly. “Eminent domain” refers to the power of the government to seize privately owned land provided they pay a fair market value for the property. The DOT was […]
Delaware Supreme Court says that school may be held responsible for student’s suicide
On July 16, 2013, the Delaware Supreme Court decided an important case about school violence and safety: Rogers v. Christina School District. In this case, for four hours, a high school boy spoke with his school counselor about his suicidal feelings. After the meeting, the counselor felt the boy was no longer suicidal. The counselor sent the boy […]
JG files revised complaint in child sex abuse case against LDS Church
Johnson & Groninger PLLC filed a revised complaint Tuesday in its case against the North Carolina and national branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). In the complaint, filed by a representative of the mother of three children, the plaintiff says that church officials knew that one of their members was […]