North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers looked at the 5,401 med-mal cases filed in North Carolina from 1998 through 2006 and compiled a few statistics. The median jury award in medical malpractice cases was $301,300. The largest medical malpractice award was $8.1 million. Looking at personal injury cases in North…
This page will look at medical malpractice cases involving birth injuries in North Carolina. We will review the key points of North Carolina tort law and examine the settlement value of North Carolina birth injury lawsuits based on reported settlements and trial verdicts. What Is a Birth Injury? A birth injury…
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly has a good article on a $2 million verdict against a vascular surgeon that I think interests both medical malpractice attorneys and surgical malpractice victims. Facts of the Case Plaintiff went to Pitt County Memorial Hospital for vascular surgery. She had suffered for years with a…
A federal judge in Georgia granted the United States’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the 10-year North Carolina statute of repose barred claims for plaintiffs’ alleged exposure to solvents and benzene in public water at Camp LeJeune Marine Corps Base in North Carolina. Plaintiffs were exposed to…
These are North Carolina medical malpractice statistics of interest. Unless otherwise indicated, the statistics are from 1998-2009. There are an average of 566 medical malpractice lawsuits filed in North Carolina each year, or one-quarter of one percent of the lawsuits filed in North Carolina. For those who think malpractice lawsuits…
The Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog has a post on a Maryland Daily Record article looking at how President-Elect Barack Obama might change the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals which includes Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. I’ve spent far more time thinking about how President Obama will…
AIG will pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who suffered a serious brain injury after he was struck by a truck in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The settlement nullifies a $75 million judgment reached in a North Carolina superior court after an…