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NC COA Addresses Exception to Workers' Comp Preemption

January 22nd, 2012
In Trivette v. Yount the defendant, a middle school principle, had a fire extinguisher removed from a classroom after a student had removed the safety pin and discharged the extinguisher. The fire extinguisher was brought to the front office to avoid… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, North Carolina, Personal Injuries, Workers' Compensation

NC COA Examines Public Duty Doctrine

December 21st, 2011
The North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the North Carolina Industrial Commission in Ray v. NC Department of Transportation. The case involved the death of a motorist and her passengers in 2002 when an eroded section of pavement c… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, Results
Tags: Appeals, Briefs, Burton Craige, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, NCAJ, North Carolina, Personal Injuries, public duty doctrine, Results

Burton Speaks About the New Medical Malpractice Legislation

September 2nd, 2011
Burton Craige addressed another bill passed in the North Carolina General Assembly this session with his paper entitled “SB 33: The Brave New World of Malpractice Litigation” where he summarizes Senate Bill 33, shows its evolution and addresses s… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, CLE, Constitutional Law, Legislation, Medical Malpractice, NC Legislature, NCAJ, Personal Injuries, Presentation

Burton Presents "Billed v. Paid" Paper

August 25th, 2011
Burton Craige authored a paper this month titled “Billed v. Paid: Present, Past, Future”. Burton presented his paper this month at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice CLE, “Bill v. Paid: Counting the True Cost.” His paper discuss… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, CLE, Constitutional Law, Damages, Medical Bills, NC Legislature, NCAJ, North Carolina, Personal Injuries, Presentation

Burton Files Amicus Brief with Court of Appeals in Medical Malpractice Case

August 5th, 2011
Burton Craige recently submitted an amicus brief with attorney Andrew J. Schwaba on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in Jenkins v. Hearn Vascular Surgery P.A., addressing the question: “Is a child injured by prenatal medical malpr… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: amicus brief, Briefs, Burton Craige, Medical Malpractice, NC Court of Appeals, NCAJ, Negligence, North Carolina, Personal Injuries

Civil Rights Complaint Filed on Behalf of Greg Taylor

July 1st, 2011
A civil rights complaint has been filed in federal court on behalf of Plaintiff Gregory Flynt Taylor against Peter Duane Deaver and other former employees of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation seeking damages for his wrongful incarcerat… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Complaint, Constitutional Law, EDNC, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Incaceration

Briefs Filed in Dail v. City of Goldsboro

February 10th, 2011
The following briefs opposing defendants’ motion to dismiss have recently been filed in Dail, v. City of Goldsboro, et al.: Plaintiff’s First Response Brief and Plaintiff’s Second Response Brief. Mr. Dail was convicted of a crime he… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Briefs, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, EDNC, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Incaceration

Forsyth County Win!

December 7th, 2010
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Categories: News of the Firm, Results
Tags: Ann Groninger, Forsyth County, Industrial Accident, Leto Copeley, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Premises Liability, Results, Valerie Johnson

Latest COA Decisions on Workers’ Compensation

November 15th, 2010
The North Carolina Court of Appeals published two decisions on workers’ compensation this month. The first case, Kingston v. Lyon Construction, concerns workers’ compensation liens and third-party recoveries. The plaintiff was exposed to… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Asbestos, Case Commentary, Disability Benefits, Industrial Commission, Liens, NC Court of Appeals, Personal Injuries, Suitable Employment, Third-party Suits, Workers' Compensation

Burton Speaking at NCAJ Conference This Weekend

October 17th, 2010
Burton Craige and Leto Copeley are speaking this weekend at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Mountain Magic Conference. Burton is leading a panel entitled “Collateral Attack on the Collateral Source Rule.” He will lead a discussio… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: ADA, Articles, Average Weekly Wage, Burton Craige, FMLA, Labor and Employment, Leto Copeley, Narendra Ghosh, NCAJ, Personal Injuries, Presentation, Wage and Hour, Workers' Compensation
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