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  Supreme courts face big questions on Election Day

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 @ 4:38pm

  LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - The Michigan Supreme Court is one of a handful that could see its makeup change in a significant way on Tuesday.

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• N.C. SC: Insurer was 'responsible carrier' for worker's asbestosis

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Friday, Jun 22, 2012 @ 1:55pm

  Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's Industrial Commission was correct in determining that an insurance company was the responsible carrier for a plaintiff's asbestosis.

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• N.C. SC rules in favor of Ford in product liability suit

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Friday, Apr 20, 2012 @ 12:59pm

  Newby RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The North Carolina Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of Ford Motor Company in a lawsuit brought over the seat belt system in the car maker's popular Taurus.

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• N.C. SC rules in ballot access case

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Mar 17, 2011 @ 12:39pm

  Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the decision of an appeals court, saying a 2 percent signature recognition requirement in state code imposes a "reasonable hurdle" to ballot access.

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• N.C. SC says Google tax break was OK

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Monday, Feb 7, 2011 @ 3:00pm

  RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that three taxpayers weren't hurt by tax breaks used to lure search engine giant Google Inc. to the state.

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• Election roundup: Contested supreme court seats

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Wednesday, Nov 3, 2010 @ 3:29pm

  Lanzinger COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio voters elected to keep Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger, a Republican, on the state's high court for another six years.

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• Give tobacco farmers what's due, pair of AGs argue

  By John O'Brien | Monday, Jan 26, 2009 @ 6:11pm

  Gansler HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler are appealing a North Carolina court decision that allowed three major tobacco companies to stop making annual payments to farmers in their states.

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• GOP keeps majority on N.C. Supreme Court

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 @ 4:18pm

  Edmunds RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Republican incumbent Bob Edmunds retained his spot on the North Carolina Supreme Court Tuesday with a close win over Suzanne Reynolds.

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• NC bench incumbent will face law prof. in '08 SC vote

  By Legal News Line | Thursday, Nov 15, 2007 @ 11:15am

  Suzanne Reynolds WINSTON-SALEM -- The only contestable election scheduled next year for the North Carolina Supreme Court looks like it will, in fact, be a contest.

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• N.C. Justice will run again

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 @ 2:46pm

  Edmunds RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican Bob Edmunds will seek another term on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2008, he said Tuesday.

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• 'Fun Day' injury not within scope of employment, N.C. Court says

  By John O'Brien | Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007 @ 5:22pm

  RALEIGH, N.C. - The Workers' Compensation claim of a woman injured at her company's annual recreational outing should not be honored, the North Carolina Supreme Court said Friday.

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