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Complaint Filed on Behalf of Dwayne Allen Dail

August 28th, 2010
A civil rights complaint was filed this month on behalf of Plaintiff Dwayne Allen Dail against the City of Goldsboro and individual defendants to seek redress for his wrongful incarceration. The complaint may be viewed here. Mr. Dail was arrested on… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Complaint, Constitutional Law, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Incaceration

NC Legislature Amends Guaranty Bill to Protect Workers' Compensation Settlements

July 14th, 2010
Last year, the State expanded the coverage of the North Carolina Guaranty Association to include structured settlement annuitities for North Carolina residents. This is especially important for people who receive annuities as part of a workers’… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Hank Patterson, Legislation, Narendra Ghosh, NC Legislature, North Carolina, Personal Injuries, Structured Settlements, Workers' Compensation

Latest NC Supreme Court Decisions on Medical Malpractice and Employment Law

April 29th, 2010
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued its latest round of decisions on April 15. Two cases are worthy of note. In the first, Brown v. Kindred Nursing Centers East, the 4-3 majority ruled that a plaintiff’s medical malpracitce complaint had to… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Justice Hudson, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, NC Supreme Court, Personal Injuries, Rule 9(j), UDTP

Burton Writes on Comparative Fault Legislation

March 22nd, 2010
Burton Craige has published an article entitled “The Road to Comparative Fault in North Carolina” in this month’s issue of The Litigator, the regular publication of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Litigation Section. Summ… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, Comparative Fault, Contributory Negligence, NC Legislature, NCBA, Negligence, Personal Injuries, UATRA

NC Court of Appeals on Line Between Medical Malpractice and Ordinary Negligence

March 2nd, 2010
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion on February 16, in Deal v. Frye Regional Medical Center, addressing the line between medical malpractice cases and ordinary negligence cases. There are special requirements on plaintiffs who file… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Medical Malpractice, NC Court of Appeals, Negligence, Personal Injuries

NC Court of Appeals' Latest Decisions on Workers' Compensation and Personal Injuries

February 11th, 2010
Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published four opinions concerns concerning workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. In Berardi v. Craven County Schools, the Court considered and described the Industrial Commission’… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Bicycle Accidents, Car Accident, Case Commentary, Clinchers, Disability Benefits, Governmental Immunity, Industrial Commission, Medical Motions, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Workers' Compensation

Burton, Hank, Mike, and Jonathan Recognized as North Carolina "Super Lawyers"

February 2nd, 2010
Four of Patterson Harkavy’s attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” for 2010 in a recent study by Law & Politics magazine. The findings are published in the February 2010 edition of the North Carolina Super Lawyers maga… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Hank Patterson, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, Leto Copeley, Medical Malpractice, Michael Okun, Personal Injuries, Recognition, Super Lawyers, Valerie Johnson, Workers' Compensation

New Workers' Compensation Decisions from Court of Appeals

December 15th, 2009
On December 8, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published a couple of workers’ compensation decisions. In the first, Heflin v. G.R. Hammonds Roofing, the Court faced an unusual situation involving Florida’s workers’ comp laws and… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Personal Injuries, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death

Burton on Health Care and "Defensive Medicine"

November 16th, 2009
In the current debate about health care reform, we hear a renewed call by medical and insurance lobbyists, politicians, and media pundits for “malpractice reform.” These ardent reformers do not seek to reduce medical malpractice or improve patien… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: Burton Craige, Defensive Medicine, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injuries, Tort Reform

NC Supreme Court Denies Review in Fulford v. Jenkins; Win for Plaintiff

October 9th, 2009
The North Carolina Supreme Court denied the defendants’ petition for discretionary review (PDR) in Fulford v. Jenkins today, among its long list of orders. This is a wrongful death action based on the negligence of the Duplin County Department… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, Results
Tags: Appeals, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Narendra Ghosh, NC Supreme Court, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Results, Wrongful Death
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