CRIMINAL:
In February 2001, Jay Vannoy and Gary Vannoy represented a client charged with first-degree capital murder in Surry County. The State was seeking the death penalty against the client. The Vannoys argued that their client acted in self-defense and was not guilty of first-degree murder. The jury convicted the client of second-degree murder in lieu of first-degree murder.
In 2001, Jay Vannoy represented a client charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder and being an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in a shooting case that occurred in North Wilkesboro. After the jury deliberated for approximately two hours, the client was found not guilty.
In 2002, a client was charged with second-degree kidnapping and robbery with a dangerous weapon from a convenience store in North Wilkesboro. The client pled not guilty and the case went to a jury trial in February 2003. The client was acquitted of all the charges.
In June 2002, Jay Vannoy represented a client charged with first-degree rape. The jury found the client not guilty.
In 2005, Jay Vannoy's client was charged with voluntary manslaughter after he stabbed another man. The client claimed he acted in self-defense. The client pled not guilty and, after a jury trial, the client was found not guilty.
In September 2007, Jay Vannoy represented a client charged with first-degree murder for shooting a person at close range with a shotgun. The client initially confessed to shooting the victim. However, at trial, the defense argued that the confession was not accurate and that someone else shot the victim. The jury acquitted the defendant of first-degree murder.
In October 2008, Jay Vannoy represented a client charged with first-degree burglary and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The jury found the defendant not guilty of these charges and only convicted the defendant of misdemeanor breaking and entering.
Jay Vannoy represented a client charged with indecent liberties with a child in 2008. The client denied the allegations and pled not guilty. In May 2010, the case went to trial and after a weeklong jury trial, the jury found the client not guilty.
CIVIL:
Bud Colvard and Jay Vannoy represented the estate of a man killed in a motorcycle accident by an impaired driver. In the fall of 2007, an arbitration panel awarded the estate $1,000,000, which represented the limits of the decedent's underinsured motorist coverage.
Jay Vannoy and Daniel Johnson represented a builder in a breach of contract claim against homeowners. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in the amount of $51,000. The court granted the homeowners' motion for directed verdict and the builder appealed. Mr. Vannoy and Mr. Johnson successfully prosecuted the appeal, which resulted in reinstatement of the jury's verdict, the imposition of post-judgment interest, and clarification of North Carolina law with respect to licensing requirements for general contractors.
Jay Vannoy and Daniel Johnson represented a minor child that suffered lacerations to her eye from broken glass in an automobile accident. They obtained a settlement in the amount of $100,000, which represented the negligent driver's insurance policy limits.
Bud Colvard represented a client that suffered numerous fractures to her lower extremities in an automobile accident in Mecklenburg County. The case was settled in 2007 for the negligent driver's insurance policy limits of $100,000.
Daniel Johnson represented a client in a workers' compensation case involving a hit-and-run accident. The client's employer and its workers' compensation carrier denied benefits, contending that the employee was an independent contractor. The case was settled at mediation for $125,000 in the summer of 2008.
Daniel Johnson represented a client in a jet-ski accident that resulted in severe injuries to the client's right leg. The case was settled following negotiation with the other party's liability insurance carrier for $225,000 in early 2010.
Daniel Johnson represented a client in a workers' compensation claim involving a skidder accident. The client's employers did not have workers' compensation coverage and filed bankruptcy immediately after the client's accident. The claim was pursued through the employer's bankruptcy claim and settled in early 2010 for $125,000.
Jay Vannoy and Daniel Johnson represented the estate of a man murdered in Wilkes County in 2007. In the spring of 2010, they obtained a judgment for the decedent's estate in the amount of $4,641,019.85 for compensatory and punitive damages.
Daniel Johnson represented a client in a workers' compensation claim resulting from a back injury. The case was successfully mediated in early 2010 and a settlement of $265,000 obtained for the injured employee.
Daniel Johnson represented a client in a workers' compensation claim due to a leg injury that resulted in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). The claim was successfully mediated in the spring of 2010 with a settlement obtained for the injured employee in the amount of $150,000.