Free Newsletter
Costco customers sue for share of refunds from Trump tariffs
Costco Wholesale has been in a proposed nationwide class action seeking U.S. customer refunds for higher prices charged by the company before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down import tariffs […]
US judge reopens $6.5M lawsuit in ’16 air crash
RENO, Nev. — A judge in Nevada has reopened a federal lawsuit accusing air traffic controllers of causing the 2016 fatal crash of a small airplane that veered into turbulence […]
Judge declares mistrial in attack on Black FedEx driver
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of two white men charged in the attack on a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, are charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by D'Monterrio Gibson in January 2022. Judge David Strong said he made the mistrial d[...]
Testimony starts in trial of white men in shooting at Black FedEx driver
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Witness testimony has begun in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, are charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the van driven by D'Monterrio Gibson in January 2022. Gibson was not injured. Gregory Case's attorney told [...]
You’ve been FedExed: COA loosens rules on service of process
A unanimous North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that FedEx properly served papers on a group of defendants even though they or their agents did not personally accept the deliveries.
Civil Practice – Service of Process – FedEx – Presumption of Proper Service – Receptionist’s Signature
Dougherty Equipment Co. v. M.C. Precast Concrete, Inc. Plaintiff served process on the defendant-corporation by using Federal Express to overnight the summons and complaint to the address of defendant's registered agent. Even though the receptionist - and not the registered agent himself - signed the FedEx receipt, plaintiff was entitled to a rebuttable presumption that the receptionist w[...]
Jury compensates 71-year-old crash victim
An Alamance County jury has returned a verdict of $1.975 million to a 71-year-old Burlington woman who was permanently injured two years ago when a FedEx delivery truck driver crossed […]
Jury compensates 71-year-old crash victim
An Alamance County jury has returned a verdict of $1.975 million to a 71-year-old Burlington woman who was permanently injured two years ago when a FedEx delivery truck driver crossed […]
Settlement reached in fatal wreck with FedEx truck
Brief Statement of Claim: A retired 65-year old gentleman was killed instantly when a Fed Ex Ground delivery truck ran a stop sign in rural Chatham County. The deceased was […]
Top Legal News
- Settlement agreement did not terminate LLC membership
- 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
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
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
