Verdicts and Settlements

Remarkable Performances

Auto Accident Settlements

Eddie and Frances Knox successfully handled a death case involving Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina insurance policies where our North Carolina client was killed by a drunk driver in South Carolina while traveling to their Florida home, resulting in a $2 million settlement.

Frances Knox and Lisa Godfrey negotiated a settlement for an auto accident victim who survived a nine-car pile up on I-77. Multiple claims by other parties who were injured in the fiery crash and multiple defendants complicated the case.

Eddie and Frances Knox and other firm attorneys successfully negotiated a $3 million case for a client who received catastrophic head injuries in a collision with a tractor-trailer. Liability was contested from the outset and the case was settled only after extensive investigation and employment of accident reconstruction experts to support the client's case.

Eddie and Frances Knox handled an accident for a mother and her son who were hit head on by a defendant driver who claimed sudden incapacitation, obtaining settlements in the amount of $410,000 for the two. Liability was vigorously denied.

Eddie and Frances Knox tried a case against a pest control vehicle in Union County that crossed the center line and injured our elderly client, resulting in a jury verdict of $940,000.

Eddie Knox handled a trial against a Charlotte cab driver that ran a red light, killing his client. Judgment was obtained for $7 million.

Frances Knox and Lisa Godfrey successfully settled a case out of court for $335,000 for an auto accident victim severally injured in a head-on collision by a driver eluding arrest.

Eddie and Frances Knox tried a case in Lincoln County involving a client hit head-on by a tractor-trailer pulling a mobile home. After a two-week trial and negotiations through the Court of Appeals, the case settled for $400,000.

Medical Malpractice Settlements

Eddie and Frances Knox along with Lisa Godfrey tried a medical malpractice case for the family of a six-year-old child who had died within hours of being released from a hospital emergency room. A verdict in the amount of $704,662 was obtained, after a trial which lasted almost three weeks.

Workers Compensation Settlements

Eddie Knox successfully negotiated a settlement with a projected lifetime yield of over $4,000,000.00 for a client who while working as a pipe fitter, was involved in an accident that resulted in traumatic brain injury and the loss of one eye.

Eddie Knox handled a medical malpractice trial against a surrounding county doctor for wrongful death of his client, resulting in a $1.2 million dollar judgment.

Eddie Knox and Peter McArdle tried a condemnation case in an adjacent county where only $87,000 had been offered but $600,000 was received in settlement.

Domestic Disputes and Family Law Settlements

Peter McArdle gained an acquittal by a jury in less than five minutes on a criminal Domestic Violence charge.

Peter McArdle has successfully handled litigation involving child custody and support cases involving professional athletes.

Peter McArdle has successfully handled litigation involving the valuation of medical practices and other business entities.

Peter McArdle has handled the division of large retirement accounts and defined benefit pension plans.