/northcarolina?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: North Carolina Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:34:28 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373600?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373600 Attorneys general from several states have written a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice to target the "rampant spread" of illicit offshore online sports betting and gambling operations, which they say are harming United States citizens and depriving states of tax revenue. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:26:16 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373526?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373526 The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday partially revived a Salvadoran woman's claim for asylum, finding that the Board of Immigration Appeals failed to properly assess whether she belonged to a legally protected social group. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:08:29 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373444 A former Wells Fargo financial adviser asked a North Carolina federal court Monday to vacate a nearly $400,000 arbitration award entered against him, alleging the one-day merits hearing was rushed and ignored key evidence. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:55:40 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2370721?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2370721 As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:20:41 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373404?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373404 A disbarred lawyer in North Carolina has copped to criminal wire fraud charges stemming from the misuse of his trust account after federal prosecutors said he used escrow funds earmarked for the sale of personal protective equipment to pay back another company. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:32:08 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373616?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373616 A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from redirecting more than $4 billion in funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:56:59 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373466?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373466 The estate of a shooting victim has doubled down on its efforts in a North Carolina appellate court to revive wrongful death claims against a bar accused of overserving the shooter, arguing the lower court ruled on foreseeability too early in the case. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:02:35 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2373039?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2373039 A trade association representing the global broadband industry told the Federal Communications Commission that state and local practice vary widely when it comes to broadband permitting, with some approvals taking more than a year and fees and bureaucratic delays being a frequent issue. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:14:07 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372824?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372824 A cellphone dealer facing a lawsuit over a stolen shipment has urged a North Carolina federal judge not to sanction it over its allegedly deficient discovery responses, arguing that it has turned over nearly 20,000 pages of information and "acted in good faith" to resolve the dispute. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:06:35 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372818?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372818 A group of intelligence officers urged the Fourth Circuit on Friday to affirm a federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from terminating them for their involvement with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility-related assignments in the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:58:17 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372896 A global consultancy and risk management company lost its bid Monday to revive its loan repayment suit against the U.S. Small Business Administration, as the Fourth Circuit found that the SBA fairly concluded the $5 million loan was ineligible for COVID-19 debt relief. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:56:19 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372953 New York, Nevada and Utah have all recently enacted laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence to deliver mental health services, offering early insights into how other states may regulate this area, say attorneys at Goodwin. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:44:15 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372936 The end of a name, image and likeness lawsuit in Ohio has little bearing on a suit filed against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Tar Heel State, a group of former collegiate basketball players have told the North Carolina Business Court.  Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:32:02 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372914 The chief financial officer of a company behind a college athletics database has argued in an early exit bid that he has no connection to the state of North Carolina, where he's been accused in a civil lawsuit of driving the company's founder to take his own life amid allegations of embezzlement. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:20:40 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372383?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372383 The Fourth Circuit has affirmed the remand of a proposed class action alleging a television tower owner and a painting company blasted lead-based paint off the tower and into surrounding neighborhoods, finding the case fits within the "local controversy" exception in the Class Action Fairness Act. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:04:09 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2369169?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2369169 In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:59:42 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372307?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372307 A North Carolina Business Court judge declined to allow a private equity investor to voluntarily dismiss its derivative lawsuit against the fund's asset manager and majority owner and move the case to Delaware, finding that the shareholder failed to plead facts demonstrating a legitimate derivative claim under Delaware law. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:58:11 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2371280?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2371280 In this special edition of Wheeling & Appealing, we're spotlighting key decisions and developments in every circuit court during the first half of 2025, while also previewing August's most intriguing oral arguments, including a remarkably "fierce" showdown between Edible Arrangements and 1-800-Flowers with millions of dollars in attorney fees on the line. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:46:36 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2370598?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2370598 A North Carolina man who pled guilty to firearms charges after police found a weapon in his vehicle after smelling cannabis is urging the state's Supreme Court to find that the odor alone is not enough to establish probable cause, saying the current state of the law means anyone carrying state-legal hemp effectively gives up their Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:59:50 +0000 /northcarolina/articles/2372533?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /northcarolina/articles/2372533 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into how law firms are winning the succession game, and the Trump administration's efforts to cut red tape for data center projects.