Call Us 919-240-4054A man who lost his leg after a 2007 jet ski crash won a multimillion-dollar settlement last month after the insurance company refused to settle for $500,000. The crash occurred on Lake Norman when Howard Hazlett and Frederick Gibb were operating jet skis borrowed from their acquaintance, Royce Syracuse. Gibb’s jet ski collided with Hazlett’s, […]
Litigation
Wake Co. headmaster sentenced for sexual assault on teacher
A former Wake County school headmaster has been sentenced to 120 days in jail in connection with the sexual assault of two teachers under his supervision. A jury found Brandon Smith guilty of one count of sexual battery and one count of sexual assault for pulling down a teacher’s pants to see the tattoo on […]
Injured window washer wins $2.25 million
A window washer permanently disabled after falling at least 20 feet won $2.25 million after suing the owner of the building from which he fell. Tom Gjonaj also sued the tenant who occupied the second story of the building, alleging that the tenant and the building’s owner failed to provide safe and adequate protection as […]
Worker Sues for Asbestos exposure
Workers at a Missouri power plant were tasked with secretly disposing of materials containing asbestos so that company personnel assigned to oversee such health hazards would be none the wiser, a Joplin-based newspaper reports. Employees at Empire District Electric Company’s Riverton plant were exposed to asbestos insulation around pipes, ducts and wires that was peeling […]
Kids’ dental clinic sued for negligence, malpractice and Medicaid fraud
A New York judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against a pediatric dental chain accused of mistreating children who received treatment through Medicaid. Allegations against the dental chain Small Smiles include horrific accusations of malpractice and negligence, including performing painful procedures like extractions and fillings without anesthesia while using immobilizing devices and radios to […]
False Claims Act in the news, led to $3 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements in 2012
Over the last several months, U.S. courts have seen significant activity involving the False Claims Act (FCA), a federal law amended in 1986 to allow individual citizens to sue companies for money damages if they have evidence that the companies have defrauded the taxpayers. If an FCA case is successful, the person who brings it […]