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William D. Acton Jr. (Bill Acton)

William D. Acton Jr. (Bill Acton)

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Personal Injury, Eminent Domain
438 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207

    About William D. Acton Jr. (Bill Acton)

    Practice Areas
    • Personal Injury
    • Eminent Domain
    Education
    • North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1977
      J.D.
      • Honors: cum laude
    • North Carolina State University, 1974
      B.A.
      • Major: Economics
    Representative Cases
    • Insurance bad faith and punitive damages. $2,000 compensatory damages and $225,000 punitive damages., Lovell v. Nationwide, 108 N.C.App. 416, 424 S.E.2d 181 (1993), affirmed 334 N.C. 682, 435 S.E.2d 71 (1993).
    • Unfair Trade Practices, treble damages, Process Components v. Baltimore Aircoil, Inc., 89 N.C.App. 649, 366 S.E.2d 907, (1988), affirmed, 323 N.C. 620, 374 S.E.2d 116 (1988).
    • Workers Comp: Denied back claim, with appeals to the Supreme Court. Settlement payout for over $300,000. , Gregory v W.A. Brown & Sons, 363 N.C. 750, 688 S.E.2d 431 (2010).
    • Workers Comp: Penalties against insurance carrier for illegal wrongful termination of benefits. Settlement payout for over $438,000. , Baxter v. Nichols and Key Risk Insurance, I.C. No. 687088, affirmed by Supreme Court, 363 N.C. 829, 690 S.E.2d 265 (2010).
    • Workers Comp: Reinstatement of past due benefits for police officer. Payout for over $164,000., Police Officer Lisa Shupe v. City of Charlotte, 205 N.C.App. 321, 697 S.E.2d 525, 2010 WL 2651609 (N.C.App.)Unpublished Disposition.
    • Workers Comp: Broken hand for machine worker. Settlement of over $200,000.
    • Insurance bad faith and punitive damages. $2,000 compensatory damages and $225,000 punitive damages., Lovell v. Nationwide, 108 N.C.App. 416, 424 S.E.2d 181 (1993), affirmed 334 N.C. 682, 435 S.E.2d 71 (1993).
    • Unfair Trade Practices, treble damages, Process Components v. Baltimore Aircoil, Inc., 89 N.C.App. 649, 366 S.E.2d 907, (1988), affirmed, 323 N.C. 620, 374 S.E.2d 116 (1988).
    • Workers Comp: Denied back claim, with appeals to the Supreme Court. Settlement payout for over $300,000. , Gregory v W.A. Brown & Sons, 363 N.C. 750, 688 S.E.2d 431 (2010).
    • Workers Comp: Penalties against insurance carrier for illegal wrongful termination of benefits. Settlement payout for over $438,000. , Baxter v. Nichols and Key Risk Insurance, I.C. No. 687088, affirmed by Supreme Court, 363 N.C. 829, 690 S.E.2d 265 (2010).
    • Workers Comp: Reinstatement of past due benefits for police officer. Payout for over $164,000., Police Officer Lisa Shupe v. City of Charlotte, 205 N.C.App. 321, 697 S.E.2d 525, 2010 WL 2651609 (N.C.App.)Unpublished Disposition.
    • Workers Comp: Broken hand for machine worker. Settlement of over $200,000.

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • North Carolina, 1977
    • U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1977
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    Other Affiliations
    • Mecklenburg County Bar Association
    • North Carolina Bar Association
    • Former member of the Workers' Compensation Council
    • North Carolina State Bar
    • North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • Former member of the Workers' Compensation Board
    Past Positions
    • Mecklenburg County Office of the Public Defender, Defended and tried hundreds of cases from Traffic Offenses to Capital Murder, 1977 - 1984
    • Griffin, Ruff and Acton, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury and Criminal practice, 1984 - 1990
    Fraternities and Sororities
    • Kappa Alpha Order

    Office Info

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    William D. Acton Jr. (Bill Acton)
    Phone:
    (704) 594-4227,(866) 953-8974
    Website:
    https://www.devact.com
    Address:
    438 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207
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