judgment

Aug 4, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court won’t halt $655M judgment against Palestinians over attacks

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Aug. 3 to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a civil suit over attacks […]

Feb 24, 2025

Avoid having assumptions become convictions

By Jay Sullivan As lawyers, we are taught to be discerning, to be thoughtful and to apply critical thinking as we process complex and sometimes conflicting information. As humans, we […]

Feb 13, 2025

Plaintiffs’ attorneys see notable successes in ’24

By Kallie Cox Plaintiff wins stole the show in civil actions in the state in 2024, resulting in multimillion-dollar awards for wrongful deaths, motor vehicle collisions, gruesome injuries, safety hazards […]

Jun 25, 2024

Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to liquidate Jones’ assets

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments […]

May 21, 2024

The weird world of appeal stays

Though they can be complicated, appeal stays are often crucial to ensuring your client can exercise his right to appeal at all.

Jun 26, 2019

Judge upholds $6.6M judgment against rapper Yo Gotti

A North Carolina judge is refusing to throw out a $6.6 million judgment against rapper Yo Gotti. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the rapper, whose legal name is Mario Mims, appeared […]

May 22, 2018

North Carolina judge awards $4.7 million in shooting death

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) The family of a man shot to death outside a strip club in North Carolina has been awarded nearly $5 million from the operators of the club. A judge […]

Mar 29, 2018

NC residents receive $163M dam breach judgement

Residents living in North Carolina whose community dam was damaged by Hurricane Matthew have won a $162.5 million judgment against the dam’s owner. The Associated Press reports that Woodlake residents […]

Oct 27, 2016

No oral judgments in civil cases, says court

Do as the court writes, not as it says. That is perhaps the takeaway from the unanimous Oct. 18 state Court of Appeals ruling in Scoggin v. Scoggin, a child […]

Oct 19, 2016

Domestic Relations – Civil Practice – Judgments – Oral Pronouncement – Different Order – Parent & Child – Custody

Scoggin v. Scoggin (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-343-16, 10 pp.) (Valerie Zachary, J.) Appealed from Onslow County District Court (William Sutton Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though, at the end […]

May 16, 2014

Government fines GM maximum $35M in safety case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is fining General Motors $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches. The government also says Friday that GM will […]

Mar 7, 2013

Intellectual Property – Trademark – Civil Practice – Declaratory Judgment Act – Federal Jurisdiction

Artful Color, Inc. v. Hale Though a judgment in this matter might clarify legal relations and provide relief from uncertainty, because the issue of the court’s personal jurisdiction over defendant is unclear and dismissal of this action would not deprive plaintiff of a forum as plaintiff has raised no exclusively federal claims, the court declines to exercise its jurisdiction over this[...]