From
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly , March, 26, 2001
Brief Statement of Claim: Mis-stacked trash cans on a store shelf fell and struck the plaintiff in the head.
Principal Injuries (in order of severity): Herniated cervical disk; 15 percent whole body impairment
Special Damages: Medicals of $18,519; lost wages of $3,109
Tried or settled: Tried
County where tried or settled: Edgecombe
Case Name and number: Brady v. K-Mart Corp. (00 CvS 477)
Date Concluded: Jan. 25, 2001
Name of Judge: Quentin Sumner
Amount: $210,000
Insurance Carrier: Self-insured
Expert Witnesses and areas of expertise: Dr. Ira M. Hardy II, neurosurgeon
Attorneys for plaintiffs: Jimmie R. Keel of Keel O'Malley LLP, Tarboro
Other Useful Info: n/a