Patterson v. City of Charlotte

  1. July 24, 2025

    NC Fire Chief Never Finalized Race Bias Deal, Judge Rules

    A fire chief's race bias suit against the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, will go to trial more than three years after he believed the case to have settled, after a federal judge found the deal was never finalized and thus could not be enforced.

  2. June 26, 2025

    Fire Chief Says City Got 'Cold Feet' On Race Bias Deal

    A $180,000 settlement resolving a race bias suit should be enforced, a fire chief told a North Carolina federal court, saying he canceled his jury trial against the city of Charlotte because the parties reached a deal, despite the city's argument that no final written agreement exists.

  3. June 10, 2025

    Atty Accuses City Of 'Game-y' Tactics In Race Bias Settlement

    A North Carolina employment attorney accused the city of Charlotte in federal court Tuesday of being "game-y" by trying to change a Black fire chief's racial bias settlement after both sides agreed to certain terms, saying she wouldn't make him sign something that didn't reflect those promises.