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Insurer’s suit against former employees remanded to Biz Court
In an action brought by an insurance company against former employees who left to start a competing insurance company, the Business Court‘s summary judgment orders must largely be reviewed […]
State constitutional claims over student vaccination reinstated
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that a complaint alleging violations of state constitutional rights arising from the COVID-19 vaccination of a 14-year-old student sufficiently stated claims for relief […]
County lacked authority to recover homeowners’ damages in code dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that Mecklenburg County had authority to seek a declaratory judgment regarding compliance with building and subdivision codes but lacked statutory authority to […]
Trade secret and confidentiality claims survive against former executive
The North Carolina Business Court allowed most of a drone manufacturer’s counterclaims against a former executive to proceed, holding that the company sufficiently alleged violations of confidentiality provisions, misappropriation of […]
Jury consulting booms in the Carolinas
Attorneys nationwide are seeing an increase in the use of trial consultants. Those who’ve worked with consultants see their services as valuable contributions to higher verdicts and as leverage for negotiating settlem[...]
Limited hearing ordered on counsel’s failure to use evaluation report
The North Carolina Court of Appeals remanded for a limited evidentiary hearing to determine whether trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to seek admission of a Child and […]
File-sharing conviction qualifies as crime of child abuse under immigration law
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a New Jersey conviction for knowingly maintaining child sexual abuse material on a file-sharing network categorically qualifies as a removable crime […]
Sentencing enhancement vacated for lack of predicate felony findings
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a felon-in-possession conviction but vacated the defendant’s 100-month sentence, holding that the district court failed to identify or make the factual […]
Fraud claims against hospital revived in surgery dispute
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court applied the wrong statute of limitations when it dismissed fraud and conspiracy claims arising from a hospital’s alleged […]
Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of untimely appeal in estate property sale dispute
The superior court lacked jurisdiction because the appeal from the clerk’s order authorizing the sale was filed one day late, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled, affirming the dismissal […]
Recovery facility properly classified as assisted living residence
The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that Henderson County zoning officials reasonably classified a proposed residential addiction recovery facility as an assisted living residence rather than a mental […]
Driveway dispute against homeowners association revived
The North Carolina Court of Appeals revived a dispute between homeowners and their homeowners association, holding that genuine issues of fact remain regarding whether the association’s architectural review committee […]
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