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Court lets private school expel students over 'woke' complaints from their parents
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A Charlotte, N.C. private school was within its rights to expel the children of parents who accused the school of advancing “woke” ideology and pursuing diversity at the expense of academic performance, a North Carolina appeals court ruled. -
Widow can't reopen plane crash claim after her lawyer accepted $100K settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A widow won't get to sue the owner of an aircraft that crashed, killing her husband, because her previous lawyer already agreed to settle that claim. -
Conservative Michael Stading leading in key metric in race for NC Court of Appeals – money
RALEIGH, NC (Legal Newsline) - If money-raised decided the race for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Michael Stading would certainly have the advantage ahead of next week's primary. -
Freshwater Smith part of conservative judicial slate with broad appeal
RALEIGH, NC (Legal Newsline) - District Court Judge Beth Freshwater Smith, conservative candidate for the Court of Appeals, has been endorsed by Republican lawmakers, law enforcement, district attorneys, and even some of Chief Judge Donna Stroud’s (Freshwater Smith's opponent in the primary) colleagues on the bench. -
Constitutional questions remain in sexual abuse cases against North Carolina YMCA
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A North Carolina YMCA chapter will get another chance to challenge the application of a law extending the statute of limitations for sexual abuse lawsuits after a court of appeals rejected an attempt to put the question before a three-judge panel the legislature created to decide the constitutionality of state laws. -
Site of plane crash will be site of ensuing lawsuit, over company's objections
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The Alabama subsidiary of a Chinese aerospace company can be sued in North Carolina over the crash of a private airplane there, an appeals court ruled, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision clarifying the extent of state court jurisdiction over out-of-state companies. -
Durham Bulls win lawsuit brought by young girl hit in face by foul ball
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A young girl injured by a foul ball at her dad's business gathering at a Durham Bulls game has lost her lawsuit against the team. -
Appeals court upholds N.C. General Assembly's controversial 2016 votes
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A state appeals panel has agreed with a lower court’s ruling that the judicial branch isn’t suited to determine the pace at which lawmakers conduct official business. -
Lawsuit against developer over 5-year-old's death will continue; Dump truck left unattended ran over boy
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Due to a genuine issue of material fact, a real estate developer could not escape a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old who was struck and killed outside of his home by a runaway loaded dump truck from a nearby construction site. -
N.C man injured working on 'ultrahazardous' job gets new shot at lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A North Carolina appellate court has ruled that a trial court erred when it dismissed a man's complaint over allegations of strict liability against several companies stemming from injuries incurred during his "ultrahazardous" job. -
N.C. court reinstates lawsuit against AG over Smithfield Foods agreement
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit filed against North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein will go forward after a trial court ruling granting summary judgment to the defendants was reversed. -
Estate claims woman with sordid past drained millionaire's bank account before death, wins summary judgment
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A woman with a criminal record and many aliases has lost her appeal against a partial summary judgment in a suit filed by the administrator of the estate of a one-time millionaire. -
North Carolina court remands malpractice case back to trial court, says plaintiff's expert wrongfully disqualified
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has reversed a summary judgment in favor of a hospital in a suit over allegations of medical malpractice and wrongful death.