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NC High Court OKs Fee Suit Over Campus COVID Closures

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Supreme Court has kept alive a proposed class action over student fees paid to public universities whose campuses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding sovereign immunity doesn't bar the students' breach of contract claims.

NC Top Court Revives Constitutional Claim In Forced Vax Suit

By Lauren Berg

The North Carolina Supreme Court Friday partially revived a family's lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old was given a COVID-19 vaccine without his parents' consent, saying a federal law that shields certain activity aimed at resolving the spread of disease during a public health emergency covers tort injuries, not state constitutional violations.

Boutique Firm Accuses IRS Of Illegally Enforcing Payroll Tax

By Kat Lucero

A consumer-protection boutique law firm accused the IRS of illegally enforcing payroll taxes while delaying the processing of pandemic-era employee retention tax credits, which the firm claimed would have helped with compliance, according to a complaint in Connecticut federal court.

MGM Says Atty Fees Shouldn't Be Triple Mich. Worker's Award

By Danielle Ferguson

MGM Grand Casino said attorneys for a fired employee cannot recoup more than three times the $133,000 a Michigan federal jury awarded him earlier this year in his lawsuit alleging he was improperly denied religious accommodation from the company's COVID-19 vaccine policy.

5th Circ. Says Shell Worker's Religious Bias Suit Lacking

By Patrick Hoff

The Fifth Circuit upheld a Shell subsidiary's win over a former offshore worker's suit claiming he was unlawfully denied a religious exemption from the company's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, saying he hadn't alleged the type of adverse action required for a bias case.

Lab Co-Founder Takes Stand For Gov't In $40M Testing Case

By Carolina Bolado

A co-founder of a laboratory accused of submitting $40 million in unnecessary COVID-19 and genetic testing claims to healthcare benefit programs took the stand for the government on Tuesday, first testifying that the lab used an unauthorized test to cut corners and save money before admitting on cross-examination that the test was chosen because it performed better.


Expert Analysis

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

Inside The Appeals Board's 2024 Report To Congress

An in-depth examination of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals ​a continuing decline in new cases, motions and hearings, a trend that may correspond with ​t​he increased use of alternative dispute resolution, and expedited or accelerated proceedings, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation

Attorneys at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions in which the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the Federal Circuit ruthlessly dismantled arguments that rely on superficial understandings of different contract terms.

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