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Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict for Lincoln Derr

Lincoln Derr is pleased to announce that Tricia Derr, paralegal Christian Whittington, and co-counsel Adam Peoples (of Hall Booth Smith) recently secured a medical malpractice defense verdict in a three-week jury trial litigated in Asheville, North Carolina. This recent result marks the third defense verdict for Lincoln Derr in the last month.

The case was a wrongful death case involving an intraoperative complication. During surgery, the surgeon attempted to clip an artery with a device. The device did not control the bleeding and the patient suffered extensive hemorrhage that caused her death.

Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict

Lincoln Derr is pleased to announce that Sara Lincoln and Scott Addison, with the assistance of paralegal Erin Alfaro, obtained a defense verdict for a physician after a week-long trial in York County, South Carolina. The trial included an affirmative […]

Litigators vs. Trial Lawyers: Is there a Difference? Episode 15

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Lincoln Derr attorney Jeremy Sugg joined us in the studio to pose an interesting question: Is there a difference between trial lawyers and litigators? The answer: It’s complicated. “The first time I ever heard the two phrases used, to the […]

So You Want To Be A Trial Lawyer Episode 14

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What does it take to be a trial lawyer? And how can young lawyers know if it’s the right choice for them? On this episode of Trying 2 Win, Sara Lincoln and Tricia Derr, co-founders of the civil litigation firm […]

“Willful & Wanton”: What to Know When Faced with a Medical Malpractice Complaint

The Two Most Harmful Words in a Medical Malpractice Complaint. In the critically acclaimed film Whiplash, J.K. Simmons proclaims, “there are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘Good job.’” While that may be true for those […]

USWNT Wins Equal Pay

USSF Settles Equal Pay Lawsuit Following a legal win in the district court for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in May 2020 when the district court dismissed a majority of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team’s (“USWNT”) claims in their […]