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NC DOT liable after pedestrian struck in Chapel Hill crosswalk
Action: Negligence Injuries alleged: Orbital, nasal, lumbar spine, shoulder, pelvis, tibula, and fibula fractures and post-concussive syndrome Case name: Huggins v. North Carolina Department of Transportation Case no.: […]
General counsel’s post lures Newton from Senate
CHAPEL HILL — A leader among the North Carolina Senate Republicans who resigned last week from the General Assembly is the next chief attorney for the University of North Carolina […]
Orange County lawyer transferred to disability inactive status
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UNC pays $25K to settle open-meeting lawsuit
CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state’s open-meeting laws as part of […]
Faculty member slain at UNC lab building
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Authorities say a faculty member was shot and killed in a University of North Carolina building. They say the Monday shooting was in Caudill Laboratories and a suspect has been arrested. Charges were pending, and the suspect was not immediately identified. Students and faculty at the flagship campus barricaded themselves in dorm rooms, offices and classrooms for hours until a [...]
Judge: 5,500 doctors at 2 med schools covered by pay lawsuit
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — About 5,500 faculty will be represented in a class-action lawsuit alleging two prestigious North Carolina medical schools conspired to depress their wages by agreeing not to […]
Legal Tech
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- 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
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- EBay, former execs to pay $56M to settle couple’s harassment case
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- 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
