The Case:
Late one night, a nurse and her fiancé were on the way to her shift at a hospital during a snowstorm. The fiancé pulled out into an
intersection at a red flashing light. The driver of a tractor-trailer, coming from the cross street where there was a flashing
yellow light, proceeded through the intersection and hit them. She suffered a severe brain injury, and her fiancé was killed.
The Investigation:
Pulley Watson filed a suit against the tractor-trailer company, and against the fiancé's estate. The case was originally thrown out because
the car title was in the woman's name, and North Carolina law stated it was therefore her responsibility – even if she was not the
driver. Pulley Watson believed strongly in this case, and fought hard to get it before the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
The Results:
Based on Pulley Watson's presentation, the North Carolina Court of Appeals changed the law to hold the driver responsible. The woman
was awarded almost two million dollars to pay her a salary for the rest of her life.
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