Hardison & Cochran
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Notable results
$3 millionVerdict
A Johnston County jury awarded $3 million to commercial truck driver Keave Bayes after a log fell on him at a logging deck, and John Paul Godwin of Hardison and Cochran, with co-counsel Sanford Thompson, secured the full verdict.
Johnston County Superior Court, NC (insurance coverage appeal: M.D.N.C. / 4th Cir.) · 2022Read the full story →
Verdict
A 4-3 North Carolina Supreme Court decision held that state employees cannot invoke sovereign immunity to block individual-capacity wrongful death claims, arising from the death of an NCSU maintenance worker killed by a pressurized refrigerant flange.
Supreme Court of North Carolina (underlying case: Person County Superior Court) · 2021Read the full story →
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
