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Chief Justice Martin announces new judicial commission members
The committee in charge of writing the first comprehensive report on North Carolina’s judicial system in over 20 years has been selected. North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin […]
Suit alleges UNC researcher committed sex abuse while doctor at Boston hospital
BOSTON (AP) – A former pediatrician is accused a lawsuit filed Thursday of giving medically unnecessary genital exams to dozens of boys over nearly two decades. The medical malpractice and […]
2 Ponzi scheme cases moving forward in NC
CHARLOTTE (AP) – The federal government accused two North Carolina men, including a church pastor, of duping investors with a Ponzi scheme while a federal judge froze the assets of […]
Case over Clayton student’s nose stud is delayed
SMITHFIELD (AP) – There’s been a delay in the federal lawsuit on behalf of a Clayton High School student who was suspended because of a piece of jewelry in her […]
Blackwater seeks dismissal of Iraq shooting suit
RALEIGH (AP) – The security company formerly known as Blackwater and several of its contractors are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that […]
SEC accuses two brokers of defrauding clients
RALEIGH (AP) – Two former Wachovia Securities brokers tricked dozens of mostly elderly clients into investing in what were supposed to be can’t-miss opportunities, only to lose roughly $8 million, […]
Former Gov. Easley guilty of one finance charge
RALEIGH (AP) – Former Gov. Mike Easley was convicted Nov. 24 of a low-level felony and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine for an improperly filed campaign finance report, the […]
Attorney challenges Duke University police arrest
DURHAM (AP) – An attorney is challenging an alcohol-related traffic arrest, saying Duke University’s Police Department should not make arrests because of the separation of church and state. Multiple media […]
Conservatives hope for gay marriage ban in NC
RALEIGH (AP) – The economy dominated the fall campaign, but leaders among North Carolina’s social conservatives believe the Republican sweep at the Legislature should finally permit a vote on a […]
Around the State
NC students protest racist graffiti in tunnel RALEIGH (AP) – A reappearance of racist graffiti directed at President Barack Obama has protesters at North Carolina State University calling for changes […]
Judge wants Edwards sex tape deposition kept private
HILLSBOROUGH (AP) – A judge in the legal battle over a purported sex tape involving John Edwards demanded Thursday that any deposition of the two-time presidential candidate be kept private. […]
Vets stand guard over Christian flag in NC town
KING (AP) – The Christian flag is everywhere in the small city of King: flying in front of barbecue joints and hair salons, stuck to the bumpers of trucks, hanging […]
Legal Tech
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
- Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell
Top Legal News
- US appeals court revives hundreds of private lawsuits linking Tylenol to autism
- Pretrial stipulations binding in equitable distribution dispute
- Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft
- Downtown Asheville bar sued after patron’s wrong-way fatal I-40 crash
- Defective lien filing defeats contractor’s enforcement claim
- BIA used wrong standard to reverse CAT protection
- New York sues 3M, DuPont, others over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer goods
Commentary
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
