North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mother of a North Carolina college student who was killed while riding with a state trooper as part of an internship has filed a wrongful death claim against the N.C. State Highway Patrol, the state ...

Former Mecklenburg County public defender Toussaint Romain has been named the new CEO for the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, an agency that provides legal representation to those who are unable to afford it.   Romain, the center’s first leader of ...

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Megan McGee Stacy and Laura Gregory have joined Hall Booth Smith in Charlotte. Stacy is Of Counsel and focuses her practice on commercial contracts and business torts, construction, general liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, products liability, professional liability, and transportation ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The headliners for North Carolina’s primary on Tuesday include Republicans challenging for an open U.S. Senate seat and candidates hoping to give the GOP a shot at veto-proof majorities in the Legislature. Getting less billing, but ...

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Former Mecklenburg County public defender Toussaint Romain has been named the new CEO for the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, an agency that provides legal representation to those who are unable to afford it.   Romain, the center’s first leader ...

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The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly will bypass work this week during another reconvened session that had been previously announced to take up any unexpected business.  The House and Senate gaveled in their floor meetings at midday ...

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SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man is facing murder and abuse charges after his 3-month-old son died this week. a sheriff’s office said.  The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said Andrew Chance Weckesser, 27, was charged on Wednesday with ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police say a North Carolina woman is accused of driving away after her car hit and injured a pedestrian last fall. The victim died this week.  News outlets report Nyquasia Shybreal Rowell, 22, of High Point ...

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CLINTON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection with a murder case dating back to 2012, authorities said.  News outlets reported the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday that Glen Allen ...

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