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Young Moore and Henderson P.A.
3101 Glenwood Ave.
P.O. Box 31627
Raleigh, NC 27622
Tel: (919) 782-6860
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Young Moore and Henderson is pleased to announce that Robert M. Clay is now Of Counsel to the firm, after many years of practice in the Raleigh area with another firm. He has extensive experience in all types of complex litigation with a concentration in medical malpractice.

Walter Brock won an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that avoided liability for a $6 million settlement and is important to all insurers who utilize and rely upon federal declaratory judgment actions to resolve insurance coverage disputes. The Fourth Circuit recognized the right of an insurer to rely upon a District Court's un-stayed declaratory judgment ruling to withdraw the defense of an insured, without fear of adverse consequences if the decision is subsequently remanded or reversed. The decision is significant to the practical utility of declaratory judgment actions to address coverage issues presented by pending liability litigation with enormous defense costs. The case is Auto-Owners v. Whitewood Properties, Inc. and Potter, Nos. 06-1298 and 06-1232 (4th Cir. July 13, 2007). To read the case click here.

Reed Fountain gave a presentation entitled "Preparing and Presenting Enforcement Cases" to the Fall 2007 North Carolina Licensing Boards' Joint Investigator's Conference.

Shannon Frankel and David Duke are the authors of "Legislative Change Allows Expert Testimony Regarding Vehicle Speed," published at 16 The Defender 33, Summer 2007. The Defender is a publication of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Click here to read the article.

Elizabeth K. Strickland joined the firm as an associate in the fall of 2007. She is a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of law and recently completed a one-year clerkship with the Honorable William J. Osteen, Sr., United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She practices with tthe firm's litigation team.

Donna Rutala presented "The Nurse's Role in cases of alleged Negligence and Related Risk Management" at the University of North Carolina School of Nursing Alumni seminar in the fall of 2007.

Glenn Raynor won a reversal in the North Carolina Supreme Court for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company in a case of first impression in the state. The holding of the Supreme Court establishes that the primary responsibility for complying with financial responsibility requirements for insurance coverage for the operation of a commercial vehicle rests with the owner of that vehicle. Plaintiff argued that the commercial auto insurer was obligated to reform its policy to provide higher coverage limits than had been selected and paid for by the insured. The Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals opinion and remanded the case for entry of summary judgment in favor of the insurer. The case is North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Armwood, (N.C. Oct. 12, 2007). Click here