Hammel v. Usf Dugan, Inc.

HUDSON, Judge.

On 19 July 2002, plaintiff Francis P. Hammel filed a complaint against defendant USF Dugan, Inc., ("defendant") and Allan Harvey Chappell, alleging negligence and seeking damages for injuries Hammel received as the result of a collision between his vehicle and defendant's truck. On 15 August 2002, defendant removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. On 8 October 2002, the case was remanded to the superior court in Wake County. The court entered a consent order on 26 July 2004 in which defendant admitted liability and…