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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. North Carolina’s writ of certiorari focused on three arguments.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

Attorney at Work

California, Michigan, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., It is a realistic prediction that we’ll live in a world where thousands of estate planning lawyers work for Fidelity, and hedge funds run the most significant plaintiff tort outfits. appeared first on Attorney at Work. Seems Like the Status Quo.

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Del. Chancery Stays DuPont, NC Water Agency Toxic Tort Row

Law 360

Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday stayed a North Carolina public water authority's suit to void asset transfers in what the authority termed a toxic pollution liability "shell game" by DuPont affiliates and successors, after defense attorneys acknowledged omissions in an opposition brief.

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The long conference’s relists

SCOTUSBlog

and North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation v. A federal district court in North Carolina ultimately invalidated much of the law, and the U.S. The Farm Bureau and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein ask the court to grant review and reverse the 4th Circuit’s decision. 26 conference) King v.

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North Carolina Man Killed After GPS Sends Him Over Destroyed Bridge

JonathanTurley

A tragedy in North Carolina could present rather difficult torts questions in a wrongful death case for a grieving family. While I am not a North Carolina lawyer, the state does not appear ideal for plaintiffs in this type of action and the facts of the case could present other difficulties.

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Justified Shooting: North Carolina District Attorney Announces That No Charges Against Officers In Brown Case

JonathanTurley

District Attorney Andrew Womble said that Brown was shot at by three Pasquotank deputies who were justified in the use of lethal force “to protect themselves and others.” It appears that Brown did come into contact with officers with his car, though Brown appears to be trying to evade the officers who surrounded the car.

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Could Cosby Sue For Wrongful Conviction?

JonathanTurley

Kevin Steele, the Montgomery County district attorney who convicted Cosby, issued a statement that was embarrassing in its evasion of responsibility. A federal case in North Carolina recently resulted in $75 million in damages for two wrongly convicted men but that award was in the federal system.

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