Firm Defeats Summary Judgement in Age Discrimination Case
by Narendra Ghosh on December 31st, 2010
On December 22, Judge Voorhees in the Western District of North Carolina denied defendant's motion for summary judgment in Fox v. Alexander County. Terry Fox, the plaintiff, had been employed by Alexander County EMS since 1983 and had been promoted several times. In 2006, Fox was demoted and replaced by a younger worker, purportedly because
Forsyth County Win!
by Narendra Ghosh on December 7th, 2010
On Monday, December 6, firm partners Leto Copeley (Chapel Hill) and Ann Groninger (Charlotte) obtained a $250,000.00 verdict in Forsyth County Superior Court on behalf of their client, Thomas M. Sprinkle, against Hammaker East Emulsions, LLC, an asphalt manufacturing company. Mr. Sprinkle was working for his employer Blythe Industries as a tack distributor truck driver
North Carolina Supreme Court Denies Review in Taylor v. Town of Garner; Win for Plaintiff
by Narendra Ghosh on November 24th, 2010
The North Carolina Supreme Court denied the defendants' petition for discretionary review (PDR) in Taylor v. Town of Garner. The Court of Appeals decided earlier this year that Officer Taylor is entitled to workers' compensation benefits from the Town of Garner for the injury he suffered while working as a mounter officer at an N.C.
Victory for Plaintiff Represented by Patterson Harkavy in NC Court of Appeals
by Narendra Ghosh on August 27th, 2010
In a unanimous decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's decision awarding Plaintiff Rebecca Davis joint custody of the child she raised with her former domestic partner: Defendant Margaret Swan appeals from an order granting Plaintiff Rebecca Davis joint legal custody and secondary physical custody of Swan's biological child ("minor child").
Patterson Harkavy Prevails in Trial to Recover Workers' Compensation Award
On Friday, August 20, 2010, a Cleveland County jury returned a unanimous verdict for our client, Danny Rhodes. Danny was injured at work in 1992 while working for a long haul trucker for Hersek Express Incorporated. Since Hersek had no workers' compensation insurance, Danny had to get a judgment from a Superior Court judge. When
Mike and Narendra Prevail for IAM Unions in Challenge to Labor Arbitration Decision
On behalf of two local IAM unions, Patterson Harkavy has prevailed in federal district court in a case challenging a labor arbitration decision. This case arises from Plaintiff UGL UNICCO's termination of union member Ronald Corbett. UGL UNICCO provides facilities maintenance services at a tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina, owned by Bridgestone Firestone North
Patterson Harkavy Wins Workers' Compensation Case for Police Officer in Court of Appeals
by Narendra Ghosh on June 2nd, 2010
In Taylor v. Town of Garner, the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Industrial Commission, agreeing that Officer Taylor is entitled to workers' compensation benefits from the Town of Garner for the injury he suffered while working as a mounter officer at an N.C. State football game. Because Officer Taylor was working pursuant
Victory for Plaintiff in Adkins Case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled for the plaintiff in Adkins v. Stanley County Board of Education, a case in which we represented the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in an amicus brief filed with the Court. Reversing the trial judge, the Court of Appeals concluded that the judge had inappropriately overruled an earlier