By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man who was shot by his adult nephew with a crossbow and paralyzed can sue a magistrate for damages over allegations that misdirected paperwork delayed his relative’s psychiatric commitment, ...

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Even if plaintiff has suffered no damages from defendants’ alleged misappropriation of its trade secrets, plaintiff could still be entitled to nominal damages and punitive damages, and a successful misappropriation of trade secrets claim would support an unfair trade practices ...

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Loftin v. QA Investments, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-013-18, 40 pp.) (James Gale, C.J.) 2018 NCBC 11 Holding: Even though defendant executed the trades for a tax shelter that was later found to be illegal, plaintiff has not forecasted any ...

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Veer Right Management Group, Inc. v. Czarnowski Display Service, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-009-18, 26 pp.) (Adam Conrad, J.) 2018 NCBC 6 Holding: The evidence shows that it was plaintiff’s own performance – not disparaging emails by its vice-president – ...

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Massengill v. Bailey (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-115-17, 29 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) Appealed from Johnston County Superior Court (R. Frank Floyd, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: After subtracting medical and funeral expenses, the jury awarded plaintiff $3,328,225.70 for damages related ...

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Maitra v. Quarter Mile Muscle, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-099-17, 15 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Iredell County Superior Court (Mark Klass, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: While plaintiff only paid defendants $66,038.49 for their attempts to restore the ...

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Moses v. North Carolina Industrial Commission (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-090-17, 9 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from the Industrial Commission. N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though plaintiff’s workers’ compensation file – which included her social security number – was left ...

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Trilogy Capital Partners, LLC v. Killian (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-15-1045, 17 pp.) (Gregory McGuire, J.) 2015 NCBC 103 Holding: Although the parties’ contracts required respondents to make certain capital contributions that they failed to make, an arbitration award did not ...

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Trilogy Capital Partners, LLC v. Killian (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-15-1045, 17 pp.) (Gregory McGuire, J.) 2015 NCBC 103 Holding: Although the parties’ contracts required respondents to make certain capital contributions that they failed to make, an arbitration award did not ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The House and Senate agree there should be a new course of legal action for people to collect monetary damages from terrorists who harm a person or damage one’s property. But before the Senate voted unanimously ...

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