Setting the Standard

Attorneys

John I. Malone, Jr.

Partner (Member)

John Malone maintains a statewide practice solely devoted to civil litigation in the state and federal courts of North Carolina. He received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Wake Forest University. Since joining Pinto Coates Kyre & Brown in 1998, he has focused his practice on construction claims, personal injury/wrongful death claims, products liability litigation, insurance litigation (both defense and coverage), and commercial litigation. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at seminars for lawyers and insurance adjusters on a wide range of topics, including UM/UIM coverage, trial tactics for young lawyers, and insurance coverage for construction defect claims.

Practice Areas:

Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation
Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina

Education:

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC, 1995 – J.D.
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1990 – B.A.

Sample Reported Cases:

Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. v. Buzz Off Insect Shield LLC, 364 N.C. 1, 692 S.E.2d 605 (2010)
Builders Mutual Ins. Co. v Lascar Properties, Inc., ____N.C. App.____, 688 S.E.2d 508 (2010)
Builders Mutual Ins. Co. v. North Main Constr. Ltd., 361 N.C. 85, 637 S.E.2d 528 (2006)
Pacheco v. Rogers & Breece, Inc., 157 N.C. App. 445, 579 S.E.2d 505 (2003)
North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Allen, 146 N.C. App. 539, 553 S.E.2d 420 (2001)
Burger v. Doe, 143 N.C. App. 328, 546 S.E.2d 141 (2001)

Membership in Law-Related Organizations:

Greensboro Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Legal Decisions of Interest

The N.C. Supreme Court held that a liability insurance company had no duty to defend its insured in a trademark infringement action where the claims asserted were not covered by the CGL policy because the claims that the insured misrepresented … Continue reading →
Unfair and deceptive dealings among business partners are not deemed as having occurred “in commerce” and hence they do not give rise to a claim between such partners under the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. White v. Thompson, No. … Continue reading →
Appeal to the Court of Appeals was dismissed because the appellant failed to serve parties in the case who did not appeal. Lee v. Winget Road, LLC, No. COA09-828 (N.C. App. May 18, 2010). Click here for a copy of … Continue reading →
Where a county’s liability insurance policy excluded coverage of any claim that would be barred by governmental immunity, that county has not waived the governmental immunity defense even though it had purchased the liability insurance policy. Estate of Early v. … Continue reading →
An employer is not liable for an injury caused by an off-duty employee even though the negligent act of the employee and the resulting injury occurred on the employer’s premises. Matthews v. Food Lion, LLC, No. COA10-73 (N.C. App. July … Continue reading →
The appellate court reiterated the established principle that a plaintiff who brings a personal injury action alleging that he sustained and will continue to suffer physical and mental/emotional pain has impliedly waived his physician-patient privilege. Lowd v. Reynolds, No. COA09-505 … Continue reading →
The trial court properly ordered that one of two contested wills be deemed the valid and enforceable one without a trial as a sanction for one of the party’s failure to comply with a court order to respond to written … Continue reading →
A claim involving an alleged invalid warrant was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) where the Complaint set for merely the conclusory allegation that the warrant was insufficient, and there were no allegations explaining … Continue reading →

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Office Location

Phone:: 336.282.8848
Fax:: 336.282.8409

3203 Brassfield Road Greensboro, NC 27410