https://www.law360.com/northcarolina?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: North Carolina Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 20:36:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481762 A North Carolina man who claimed through a guardian that he was coerced as a teen into falsely confessing to the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl has agreed to a $10 million deal with the state and county law enforcement, in which insurers will foot most of the bill. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:12:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481986?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481986 The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to reopen a proposed class action claiming a private equity firm violated federal laws by abruptly shutting down a manufacturing plant, ruling decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent barred the former workers from suing simply to collect on a judgment against the manufacturer. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481853 A pair of refrigerant companies filed their opening brief asking the Fourth Circuit to revive an antitrust case accusing DuPont spinoff the Chemours Co. FC LLC and a distributor of conspiring to block competition. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:25:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481845 Tanger Outlets urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss its insurers' appeal of a decision allowing the retail outlet chain's suit seeking more than $50 million in pandemic-related coverage to proceed, saying the justices do not have jurisdiction to hear the dispute. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481369 College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:50:50 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481365 The Supreme Court of North Carolina has largely revived an insurance company's lawsuit against employees who left for a rival, directing a lower court to better clarify how an adverse inference regarding a "remarkable" spoliation of evidence should impact the renewed trade secret and breach of contract claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:49:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481819?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481819 A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday granted former FBI Director James Comey's unopposed request to postpone his arraignment and trial on charges he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post of seashells, finding that ongoing discovery and the "gravity of the charges" favor an extension and "outweigh" any interests in having a speedy trial. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:46:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481895 Billionaire insurance magnate Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday in a Charlotte federal courthouse to 12 years in federal prison in connection with two separate criminal cases for public corruption and financial fraud. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:40:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481787 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up Union Carbide Corp.'s appeal of a Fourth Circuit decision that revived a West Virginia woman's proposed class action over a manufacturing plant jointly owned with Covestro LLC that allegedly exposed nearby residents to ethylene oxide. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:53:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2479993?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2479993 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a Fourth Circuit order that had revived the immigration judges union's challenge to restrictions on their ability to speak publicly, finding the lower court abused its discretion by relying on arguments not raised by either party, and ordered further proceedings. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:24:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481432 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a $69 billion merger in the residential sector, a dramatic transformation in Florida's West Palm Beach, and the landmark housing bill creating strange bedfellows in Congress. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:59:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481288?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481288 A divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed rate increases a state commission approved for Duke Energy units on Friday, clashing over some justifications for them and the level of review warranted under a regulatory framework that allows utilities to seek multiyear hikes. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:08:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481124 A former CEO who was previously incarcerated with embattled insurance mogul Greg Lindberg told a North Carolina federal judge of the billionaire's "humanity" and "generosity" in a character letter to the court ahead of his sentencing on federal wire fraud and bribery charges. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:52:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480917 State enforcers say they want a federal court to split up Live Nation and Ticketmaster following a New York federal jury verdict that Live Nation had harmed competition by monopolizing ticket sales for large concert venues, even as the concert promotion giant sought to undo the verdict against it or to be granted a new trial. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:33:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481136 The Trump administration's expanded recreational red snapper fishing permits for four southeastern states were blocked by a D.C. federal judge Thursday, just hours prior to what would have been the start of open snapper fishing in Florida. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:32:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481391 First Carolina Financial Services on Friday filed plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through an initial public offering steered by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. Fri, 22 May 2026 20:25:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2481224 Nexstar Media Group Inc. told a California federal court it needs to merge with Tegna Inc. to compete more effectively, especially with streaming services owned by the Big Tech giants, as it faces a challenge to the deal from state enforcers and DirecTV. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:25:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480927 The Fourth Circuit has ruled in a published opinion that two brothers who were wrongfully convicted of murder two decades ago can move forward with claims that detectives with the Baltimore Police Department coerced a key witness into falsely asserting their role in the crime. Fri, 22 May 2026 19:21:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/northcarolina/articles/2480895 The Fourth Circuit has revived an attorney's suit against a Maryland hospital, saying while the claims may be related to medical malpractice that he alleges he suffered under a doctor working at the hospital, the fraud and conspiracy claims are not medical malpractice.