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June 2006: Chad Bomar was appointed Chair of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Young Lawyer’s Division. This is his second consecutive annual term. He was also made a member of the Legislative Committee for the year 2006. April 2006: Gray Wilson was elected to the Board of Directors of Lawyer’s Mutual Liability Insurance Company. March 2006: Gray Wilson and Kevin Cartledge successfully defended a physician and his practice group in Greensboro, NC in a case tried in February and March 2006. Plaintiff alleged that her primary care physician failed to diagnose her Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever during an office visit. Plaintiff presented to the hospital the next day in shock from the disease and plaintiff also alleged that the hospital failed to appropriately treat plaintiff. The hospital settled the case prior to trial. Plaintiff sought damages for alleged extensive white matter injury in her brain as well as some amputated and gangrenous toes and feet. After 3 weeks of trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the physician and his practice group finding no negligence on their part. November 2005: Tamura Coffey and Linda Helms successfully defended two hospitals, their physicians and nursing staff in a case tried in Yadkin County in October-November 2005. Plaintiff alleged that delivery of the child should have occurred earlier in labor by forceps delivery, and that the child suffered a hypoxic ischemic brain injury from lack of oxygen during labor and delivery. The trial involved numerous experts in various disciplines, and plaintiff sought damages in excess of $26 million. After five weeks of trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense finding no negligence by any of the health care providers. April 2005: Gray Wilson and Linda Helms successfully defended a physician and practice in a case tried in Alamance County in March-April 2005. The case involved the delivery of twins complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Plaintiff alleged that a caesarean section should have been performed earlier and that one twin suffered a hypoxic ischemic brain injury from lack of oxygen during labor and delivery, and sought in excess of $10 million in damages. After three weeks of trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense finding no negligence on the part of the physician. |
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