North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Where the record was “too meager” to render a proper ruling on the defendants’ claims that their due process rights were violated when the government failed to disclose and preserve the decedent’s cellphone, the convictions for distributing heroin that resulted ...

In a case of first impression, the court held that where an employer transfers an employee from a position they could perform if provided with reasonable accommodations to a position they do not want, that could support a failure-to-accommodate claim. ...

Where Hobbs Act robbery reaches the use of force or threats of force against property, while the guidelines’ definition of “crime of violence” requires the use of force or threats of force against persons, there is no categorical match. Consequently, ...

Where a man challenged an immigration judge’s denial of a waiver of inadmissibility so he could apply for a U visa, federal regulations allow immigration judges, or IJs, to “take any action consistent with their authorities … that is appropriate ...

Although a 2017 amendment to the bankruptcy fees provisions may render it more expensive for some debtors in Virginia—as opposed to North Carolina or Alabama—to go through Chapter 11 proceedings, because the difference is a byproduct of Virginia’s use of ...

Where the record did not show the decedent had frequent, regular and proximate contact with a company’s asbestos insulation, the company prevailed on the wrongful death claims. Background After Charles F. Connor died at the age of 90 of mesothelioma, ...

Where a native of Ghana was pardoned for aggravated felony, drug and firearm offenses, the pardon waiver of removability is limited to the grounds listed in the statute, which does not extend to controlled substance and firearm convictions. The order ...

In an issue of first impression, the court joined the Sixth Circuit and D.C. Circuit in holding that when a district court exercises discretion to reduce a sentence under the First Step Act, the imposition of the sentence must be ...

Where the government used a flawed analysis to convict the owner of a chain of pharmacies of Medicaid fraud, and he sued the prosecutor for fabricating evidence used at trial, the prosecutor was shielded by absolute immunity because she was ...

Where the manager of a restaurant effectively enslaved an intellectually disabled person by forcing him to work over 100 hours per week without pay, the restitution order should have included both unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation computed under the ...