Phyllis J. Lile-King, Attorney
Phyllis J. Lile-King 
truck and car accidents, prescription overdose and misfills
Car Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Slip & Fall Accident, overdose deaths, www.OverdoseLaw.com
- Law Office: The Lile-King Firm
- Greensboro Law Firms
- Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 1992
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 30 years
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Experience
| Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Lecturing Fellow | Duke Law School | Durham, NC | 2011-present |
| Lawyer | Pinto Coates Kyre & Brown | Greensboro, NC | 2007-2010 |
| Lawyer | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice | WInston Salem, NC | 1994-1996 |
| Lawyer | Patton Boggs | Washington, DC | 1993-1994 |
| Law Clerk | Hon. Pierce Lively | United State Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 1992-1993 |
Education
| School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1992 |
| Georgetown College | B.A. | American Studies, History and English | 1986 |
Admission
| State / Court | Date |
|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 2003 |
| Eastern District of North Carolina | 2001 |
| Western District of North Carolina | 1996 |
| MIddle District of North Carolina | 1995 |
| Eastern District of Virginia | 1994 |
| Virginia | 1992 |
| North Carolina | 2010 |
| District Of Columbia | 1994 |
Associations
- Professional Associations
North Carolina State Bar
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
North Carolina Bar Association
Greensboro Bar Association
American Bar Association
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
North Carolina Association for Justice
Virginia State Bar, Access to Legal Services Committee 1995
Member, Lawyer Effectiveness & Quality of Life Committee, North Carolina Bar Association 2003-2007
Member, Labor and Employment Section Council, North Carolina Bar Association, 1999-2006
Leadership
Chair, Lawyer Effectiveness & Quality of Life Committee, North Carolina Bar Association 2006-2007, 2007-2008
Vice Chair, Products Liability Section, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2006-2007
Chair, Labor and Employment Section, North Carolina Bar Association 2004-2005
Co-Chair of CLE, Labor and Employment Section, North Carolina Bar Association 1999-2002
Herb Falk Society, Greensboro Bar Association, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 (recognition for lawyers performing more than 75 pro bono hours annually)
Community and Volunteer Activities
Preceptor, Elon University School of Law 2009-2011
Pro bono counsel, Greensboro Housing Coalition, employment and corporate law
Pro bono counsel, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro, real estate law
Pro bono counsel, The Barnabas Network, corporate law
Pro bono counsel, Family Service of the Piedmont, 2005-present, employment and labor consulting and representation
Pro bono counsel, Faith Action International House, 2012 - present
Pro bono counseling to clients of Triad Health Project, 2005-present
Volunteer lawyer, N.C. Legal Aid, Greensboro
Laborer, Episcopal Build, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro, 2006
Honors & Awards
- Law Clerk, Honorable Pierce Lively, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1992-1993
J.D. University of Virginia, 1992
Dillard Fellow
Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Politics
Oral Advocacy Award
B.A. Georgetown College, 1986
Rank: 4/296
Outstanding Student Leader, 1986
Commencement Speaker, 1986
Cases
2016 medical malpractice settlement $150,000 (prescription error) 2016 trial verdict $500,000.00 (capped by statute) (bus accident) 2016 N.C. Court of Appeals victory $176,000.00 (contract) 2016 settlement $200,000.00 (motor vehicle) 2015 medical malpractice settlement $625,000 (medication error) 2015 medical malpractice settlement $115,000 (delayed diagnosis) 2015 medical malpractice settlement $90,000 (delayed diagnosis) 2015 personal injury settlement $3.2 million (traumatic brain injury) 2015 bicycle accident $250,000 2014 bicycle accident $120,000 2014 medical malpractice $150,000 2013 wrongful death $525,000 2012 bicycle accident lawsuit $850,000 2012 bicycle accident lawsuit $225,000 2011 dental malpractice $115,000 (negligent treatment) 2010 dental malpractice $425,000 (failure to manage infection) 2010 medical malpractice $525,000 2009 medical malpractice $300,000 (medication and prescribing overdose) 2008 medical malpractice $350,000 (medication overdose) 2005 medical malpractice $950,000 (medication and prescribing overdose)
Publications
- When Is a Negligence Action Appropriate for Wrongful Death from Chemotherapy Toxicity?
Phyllis Lile-King*
Negligence is defined as acts that are unreasonable. In the medical context, negligence occurs when a practitioner’s treatment falls outside the reasonably accepted standard of care practiced by other practitioners. Chemotherapy overdose errors are almost always lethal. Their causes are multi-factorial, either as a result of an ordering- physician error, a pharmacy dispensing error or a nursing administration error. Dosing errors occur when the physician either orders an unreasonable dose, an inappropriate medication or combination of medications for the stage or condition, or does not accurately and clearly communicate his orders. Reasonableness is defined by the standards of practice within the relevant community or in the literature. A pharmacy error occurs either when the pharmacy does not accurately dispense the medication(s) ordered, when its labeling is confusing or unclear, or when its protocols do not “catch” a dosing error or drug-drug interaction or contraindication. In this way, pharmacists may be liable for failing as a second line of defense for the physician. Nursing errors occur when the nurse fails to carry out the order as written, makes conversion errors, inaccurately sets infusion equipment, mis-documents, or fails to monitor and recognize signs that suggest that the chemotherapy is inappropriate or toxic. Hospitals are vicariously negligent as a result of an agent’s (physician’s, pharmacist’s, nurse’s) negligence, and are directly negligent when they fail to have systems and processes that serve to ensure accurate and appropriate care. Examples include lack of or inadequate processes for preventing errors, such as having two nurses independently double-check orders before infusion or lack of an electronic system that “flags” dosing, flow, rate or drug-drug interaction or dispensing errors for chemotherapy drugs. Processes that can positively affect and prevent medication overdose errors include
• Ordering, dispensing and administration systems with parameters set to alert when medications, doses or rates fall outside parameters, with specialized protocols for independent double-checks for when the intent is to exceed such parameters;
• systems with specialized or dedicated nursing and specialized rounding pharmacists to dispense and administer chemotherapy drugs;
• chemotherapy certification and training of nurses, both in orientation and in core annual competencies;
• standardization of types and brands of infusion pumps used, and physician, nurse and pharmacist training with the specific infusion pumps being utilized, their labeling and operation;
• use of “smart pumps” with alerts for dosing, dose rate and flow rate limits;
• standardized systems for writing, labeling and administering chemotherapy drugs;
• use of written checklists, and independent double-checking at the dispensing and administration stages;
• posted protocols for determining when patients are appropriate to receive chemotherapy;
• posted protocols for monitoring patients receiving chemotherapy and posted protocols for recognizing and managing overdose and toxicity of chemotherapy drugs.
A patient who dies as a result of chemotherapy overdose can bring a drug overdose lawsuit, although sometimes the damages are difficult to ascertain with certainty. Some maintain that a cancer patient whose death is hastened by a medical error has “low” damages because the losses are calculated by reference to how long the patient would have lived “but for” the negligence. However, the ultimate arbiters of the value of several months, weeks or days to the family of a cancer patient are juries. And arguably, the value of even a few additional days with a child or spouse may be inestimable.
*Phyllis Lile-King, is Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law, and a trial lawyer in Greensboro, North Carolina. A graduate of the Georgetown College and the University of Virginia School of Law, for the past twenty years, she has represented families of patients who died as a result of drug overdoses, including overdoses as a result of physician errors, pharmacy and medication errors and nursing errors. In addition, she provides legal consultation with medical clinics and facilities across the country, performing root cause analyses after medication errors, and she performs medication error audits and works with facilities to develop processes and protocols to prevent medication overdoses. She and her husband have three children.
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NC State Lawyer Additional Information: Status Definition: The lawyer is presently eligible to practice law in North Carolina. Public Discipline: No public discipline. VA State Lawyer Additional Information: Class: A
Fee: $250-$350/hour accepts cases on contingency
Service Type: Private
Update Date: 2015-11-30
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