Matt Chaney

N.C. Court of Appeals April 25, 2019

Winter bar exam pass rates rebound with UBE

Bar exam results are in, and for the first time in several years, the majority of candidates who sat for the North Carolina bar exam in February can start making […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 16, 2019

Hepatitis C-infected prisoners win key ruling

A federal judge in North Carolina has granted a preliminary injunction ordering that the state’s Department of Public Safety provide Hepatitis C treatment to three inmates who sued prison officials, […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 16, 2019

2019 Largest Law Firms

Womble Bond Dickinson One W. Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 721-3600 www.womblebonddickinson.com/us 289 attorneys Partners: 142 Associates: 57 Of counsel: 25 Other attorneys: 65 North Carolina offices: Winston-Salem (119), […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 16, 2019

NC’s largest firms show growth over previous year

2019 saw an ever-so-slight increase in the number of attorneys working at the state’s largest law firms, according to the 2019 North Carolina Largest Law Firms survey, while the […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 11, 2019

Ambiguous form allows grievance petition to continue

The grievance petition of a former Charlotte-area probation officer who claims he was fired without cause must be allowed to continue, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. Judge […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 9, 2019

N.C. company hit with $5.8M trademark infringement verdict

A federal jury in North Carolina has found that a Monroe-based refrigerator filter manufacturer infringed on Whirlpool and Maytag Properties’ trademarks and owes them over $5.8 million in damages, attorneys […]

N.C. Court of Appeals April 4, 2019

Estate of murdered father settles suit for $750K

The estate of a man who was beaten to death by his wife and father-in-law has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in Davidson County Superior Court for $750,000, the […]

N.C. Court of Appeals March 27, 2019

One sale not enough for ‘maintaining dwelling’ charge

A Union County man’s conviction for maintaining a dwelling for the keeping or sale of cocaine has been reversed by the North Carolina Court of Appeals based on a […]

N.C. Court of Appeals March 21, 2019

Opened emails protected by federal privacy law

Previously opened emails are considered to be in “electronic storage” and can, therefore, be the basis for claim under the federal Stored Communications Act, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court […]

N.C. Court of Appeals March 19, 2019

How rural firms can survive and thrive

When Karlie Hudson graduated from Campbell Law School in 2017, she said it was an easy decision to pass on job opportunities with large law firms in Raleigh to […]

N.C. Court of Appeals March 14, 2019

UNC Law reverses decline in U.S. News rankings

The University of North Carolina School of Law has rebounded in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law School Rankings, rising 11 places and marking the largest […]

N.C. Court of Appeals March 14, 2019

Affordable housing developers to get $150K from village

Two real estate developers have reached a $150,000 settlement with a village in Forsyth County after alleging that the village’s council unlawfully blocked a proposed development because it would […]