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Stein appoints 2 judges, new Johnston County DA
Gov. Josh Stein has filled two vacancies on the District Court bench and a third position among the state’s district attorneys. Appointed to the bench were Caroline F. Quinn in […]
State shifts pay for some jurors to prepaid debit cards
North Carolinians serving on juries in a third of the state’s counties are receiving their pay on prepaid debit cards, replacing paper checks, the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts […]
$18M verdict in quadruple-fatality Wilkes truck wreck
The evidence showed that at approximately 6 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2007, Thomas Simon, Cheryle Simon, George Wiggins and Mary Elizabeth Wiggins were returning to Fleetwood after a day of […]
Tort/Negligence – Conversion of Motion to Dismiss – Common-Law Obstruction of Justice – Alleged Error on Medical Report
Blackburn v. Carbone. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1212, 18 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) Appealed from Wilkes County Superior Court. (Anderson D. Cromer, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full […]
Insurance – Auto – UIM – Selection/Rejection Form – Minimum Liability Coverage
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Caudill. When the defendant-insured decided to raise his auto liability limit from the statutory minimum to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident, he also signed a selection/rejection form indicating he . . .
Criminal Practice – Exculpatory Evidence – Video – Destruction of Evidence – Bad Faith
State v. Absher. The defendant made numerous requests for specific items of evidence that were favorable to him and material to his defense, and the state failed to provide the evidence, destroyed it and then stated it could not be produced. A flagrant violation of the defendant's constitutional rights occurred, and dismissal was appropriate.
Criminal Practice – Satellite-Based Monitoring – Sex Offender – Civil Sanction
State v. Vogt. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0981, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) (Sarah Parker, Ch.J., Patricia Timmons-Goodson & Robin E. Hudson, JJ., dissenting) Appealed from Wilkes County Superior Court. (Henry […]
Criminal Practice – Satellite-Based Monitoring – Sex Offender – Recidivist – Civil Sanction
State v. Wagoner. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0975, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) (Sarah Parker, Ch.J., Patricia Timmons-Goodson & Robin E. Hudson, JJ., dissenting) Appealed from Wilkes County Superior Court. (Henry E. […]
Criminal Practice – DWI – Suspension of Driving Privileges – Refusal to Submit to Chemical Analysis – Implied Consent
Lee v. Gore. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0798, 28 pp.) (Linda M. McGee, J.) (James A. Wynn Jr., J., dissenting) Appealed from Wilkes County Superior Court (Henry E. Frye, J.) N.C. […]
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Commentary
- 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
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
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