North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A restaurant employee sexually assaulted at work by the night manager has settled an emotional distress claim against her employer for $152,000. The settlement comes six months after the state Court of Appeals set aside a $1,300 jury verdict in ...

A factory worker who alleges he was fired for racial reasons may not sue for wrongful discharge, a federal judge has ruled. His sole remedy is a race discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the judge ...

Of 96 Campbell law grads who took the latest bar exam, 94 passed. That 98 percent success rate left the other schools bobbing in Campbell’s wake. Formed in 1976, Campbell’s law school is the state’s youngest. But its strong showing ...

Million-dollar damage awards, once a rarity in North Carolina, are now commonplace in the state’s rural corners as well its larger cities. That’s one of the findings in Lawyers Weekly’s 3rd Annual Survey of Large Verdicts and Settlements. More than ...

The reports in this year’s Large Verdicts and Settlements cover a broad range of contract and tort actions, from product liability to computer piracy. They include the broken promise of a failed ‘Paradise by the Sea,’ the tragedy that stemmed ...

The 1992 survey of Large Verdicts and Settlements reveals that juries have not been shy in meting out punishment to wrongdoers. Several verdicts in this year’s listings included punitive damages. The largest award, $6 million, was handed down by a ...

A couple who say they were tricked into buying swamp land in Cumberland County may sue the seller for unfair trade practices, the state Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 18. This is so even though they are barred from suing ...

A debtor seeking to protect property from creditors cannot be forced to comply with a 20-day time limit imposed by state laws, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 18. The case is Household Finance Corp. v. Ellis (North Carolina ...

Small Firms Likely To Get More Attention As part of an ongoing attempt to curb embezzlements of client funds by lawyers, the State Bar has changed its random audit program to target more attorneys with check writing authority. The State ...

A woman who alleges she was sexually abused more than two decades ago is barred by two statutes of limitation from bringing an emotional distress suit, the U.S. Fourth Circuit has ruled. This is so, the court said, even though ...