Morse Fritts Secure $1.3M For Family of Stabbing Victim

Case Type: Wrongful Death
Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jacob Morse and Spencer Fritts of Morse Fritts PLLC
Case Name: Estate of Mark T. Garrity v. Jasmen Corporation, Phillip Horwitz and Taiseer Zarka
Court: Wake County
Settlement: $1.3 million 
Date of Incident: April 2023
Date of Resolution: January 2026

The defendant, Taiseer “Taz” Zarka, is serving a prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter after he stabbed Mark Garrity during a confrontation in his downtown Raleigh shop in 2023. Watch WRAL’s report on the settlement.