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Gretchen Propst of Charlotte, NC, lost her appeals court lawsuit against Dr. Bruce Flitt, Gaston County, NC medical examiner, on June 3, 2014. Ms. Gretchen Propst had submitted a suit against Dr. Flitt after discovering Dr. Flitt had failed to accurately examine her dead son’s body for cause of death. Dr. Flitt signed an inaccurate […]
Read moreUnder North Carolina DWI law, you do not have to be physically or mentally “drunk” to be convicted of a DWI.
Read moreContonius Gill and Robert Floyd, Jr., were awarded more than $243,000 and injunctive relief against A.C. Widenhouse, Inc., a Concord-based North Carolina trucking company for race harassment and retaliation, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the judgment March 8. The EEOC filed the lawsuit on […]
Read moreSiblings Christopher Utt and Tracy Leonard filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Davidson County Superior Court alleging that their father was given the wrong medication, which caused him to die. Davidson County’s The-Dispatch.com reports that the suit was filed on behalf of Terry Wayne Utt, 60, who died on July 5, 2011 at Winston-Salem’s Wake […]
Read moreEarlier this week, a second-story deck collapsed at a condominium unit on Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, sending 21 people to area hospitals with various injuries. NBC News reports that the deck off the second story of the condo collapsed onto a ground-level concrete patio. At the time of the collapse, there were 25 […]
Read moreAn 11-year employee who was fired from the Public Works Commission (PWC) in Fayetteville last October has filed a lawsuit against the utility, accusing them of racial discrimination. The Fayetteville Observer reports that 31-year-old Adrian Blackwell filed the suit in U.S. District Court, which accuses the Fayetteville PWC of favoring white employees. Blackwell states that […]
Read moreA stage gunfighter for Ghost Town in the Sky, wounded during a performance, may receive payment under North Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws after initially being informed the insurance company wouldn’t pay. Robert Bradley was employed to stage mock shootouts with other actors in the fictitious Wild West Town attraction at Ghost Town to entertain guests, […]
Read moreA man who was shocked with a Taser at a Gastonia department store is suing the officer involved in what he claims was a racially motivated incident. According to The Gaston Gazette, 22-year-old Christopher Martin filed the lawsuit against Officer Arthur B. Johns and two loss prevention officers, Amanda Crosby and Jamie Carpenter, employed at […]
Read moreA Tennessee man has filed a lawsuit against a construction contracting company based in North Carolina, following a crane collapse earlier this year that left him severely injured. The Wilson Post reports that Carroll Lee Williams, of Wilson County, Tennessee, is suing Mountain States Contractors, LLC, over an incident that occurred on May 21 at […]
Read moreOfficers in Charlotte, North Carolina, shot to death an unarmed 24-year-old man who was running toward them in what they perceived as a threatening manner’a man who was seeking help after having crashed his car. The Daily Caller reports that Jonathan Ferrell approached officers arriving in response to a breaking and entering call from a […]
Read more“Reggie Kelly is a fantastic attorney with fantastic paralegals. My wife and I have been using him and his firm since 1983 when we first purchased property in Harnett County 37 years ago. He offers excellent legal advice and guidance. He never gets in a hurry to get us out the door because of his next appointment. He always takes the time needed to check out all of the issues that might come up. Reggie Kelly is a proud American and he loves our country and he wants everyone to do well. Reggie Kelly is an even finer person than he is a fantastic attorney and we are very fortunate to also be able to call him and his wife Cheryl our friends. We give him a 10 STAR Review!”
