Kandace Watkins, J.D.
Kandace Watkins, J.D., is distinguished in the field of financial regulatory compliance, employment law, and workers' compensation law. Kandace earned her J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
College Pays $8M to Settle Basketball Players' Abuse Suit
New Mexico State University settled an $8 million lawsuit over alleged neglect, sexual assault, and false imprisonment of basketball players.
Posted on October 12, 2023 in Featured & News
Missouri Jury Awards $159M To Family Of Man Slain On Amtrak
A federal jury in Missouri returned a nearly $159 million verdict in favor of the decedent’s family against Amtrak for failing to enforce adequate safety and security protocols on its train and for failing to promptly respond to reports of gunshots and an injured passenger.
Posted on February 22, 2024 in Featured & News
Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms $35M Award in Medical Malpractice Case
A Connecticut family was awarded $35 million following a negligently performed donor insemination procedure.
Posted on March 19, 2024 in Featured & News
Portland Jury Awards $3.15M Police Excessive Force Garza v. City of Salem
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and found that the defendant committed battery and false arrest, and used excessive force.
Posted on December 7, 2023 in Featured & News
Florida Jury Awards Driver $12.2M in Dump Truck Crash
A jury verdict found a dump truck driver negligent and her employer vicariously liable in a motor vehicle lawsuit filed in Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Osceola County, Florida.
Posted on January 9, 2024 in Featured & News
Macomb County Jury Awards Nearly $10 Million for Surgical-Wound-Infection Death
A Macomb County jury found that the defendants, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and Dr. Vijay Dixit, were negligent in their treatment of the decedent.
Posted on August 21, 2023 in Featured & News
Sex-Trafficking Victims Awarded More Than $24M In Arbitration
An arbitrator found the motel owner responsible for the human trafficking operations that occurred on the property.
Posted on April 16, 2024 in Featured & News
Surgeon’s Negligence Leads to $17.2 Million Verdict for Motorcyclist Left Paralyzed
After undergoing spinal surgery, a man suffered a stroke and was left paralyzed permanently. In the medical malpractice suit, the jury awarded the man $17.2 million for his paraplegia and stroke.
Posted on July 5, 2022 in Featured & News
Court of Appeals Reinstates $850,000 Verdict in Slip-And-Fall Case Against YMCA
In this personal injury case, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed the trial court’s order granting a new trial and reinstated the jury verdict against the YMCA. The Court of Appeals determined that the trial court failed to comply with Trial Rule 59.
Posted on July 26, 2022 in Featured & News
Jury Returned $2.4 Million Verdict For Negligent Breast Cancer Treatment
In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiff claimed that the negligence in the care and treatment of her breast cancer resulted in additional surgeries and increased her risk for future disease.
Posted on August 2, 2022 in Featured & News