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Lawsuit claims Brunswick school officials ignored sexual assault
A lawsuit alleging negligence of sexual assault and sexual abuse inside a Brunswick County middle school has been filed. The complaint filed to Brunswick County Superior Court against Brunswick County Schools claims […]
More counties to make transition to eCourts
The eCourts electronic document filing system continues its expansion next month with the addition of the seventh group of counties. The system will go live Feb. 3 in 13 eastern […]
State sets more training on eCourts system
Virtual and in-person eCourts training sessions are now available as the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts prepares to move another group of counties to the electronic filing system […]
Safe Babies Court enrolls families in three test counties
RALEIGH — A court pilot program to cut the time children spend in foster care has begun accepting families in three counties in the state. The Safe Babies Court now […]
Case could affect voter fraud claims
Oral arguments heard Thursday by the North Carolina Supreme Court could set the stage for how partisan officials pursue claims of voter fraud in future state elections.
Authorities search for 2 poachers
Officers with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission obtained arrest warrants for two people accused of stealing nearly 600 of the rare plants from conservation land in Boiling Spring Lakes.
Entire police force suspended after NC chief charged
SOUTHPORT (AP) All police operations have been suspended in a North Carolina town in the aftermath of public corruption charges levied against its chief and an officer. Southport Mayor Jerry […]
Southport police chief arrested after investigation
SOUTHPORT (AP) The police chief of a coastal North Carolina city has been arrested following what authorities say was a “long-term investigation” by the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation. […]
North Carolina couple charged in death of man beaten as baby
BOLIVIA (AP) A North Carolina man who was beaten so badly as a toddler that he became deaf and blind has died, and prosecutors have charged a couple who already […]
Wife’s loan guarantee wrongfully demanded, court rules
In early 2006, Lionel Yow and two business partners borrowed $4.28 million from Regions Bank to develop a residential subdivision in Brunswick County to be known as Lighthouse Cove. Like so many dreams of that era, however, Lighthouse Cove wound up a victim of the financial crisis.
Feds refuse to give Brunswick County back to NC
As far as the federal government is concerned, Brunswick County remains part of South Carolina.
NC high court: Property tax values illegally hiked
The North Carolina Supreme Court says Brunswick County illegally increased the tax value of lots owned by a coastal development company in 2008.
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Top Legal News
- Settlement may have mooted insurer’s coverage dispute
- Raleigh ed-tech company pays six figures to resolve EEOC disability discrimination charge
- EBay, former execs to pay $56M to settle couple’s harassment case
- ‘Don’t threaten our first responders’: Jackson sues FEMA again over withheld public safety funds
- 10 business development mistakes you can’t afford to make
- Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury
- Reputational management: Making your public statements as impactful and effective as possible
Commentary
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
- 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
