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August 27, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge has denied part of Krispy Kreme's motion to dismiss a securities class action alleging it overhyped its partnership with McDonald's, allowing several claims to proceed that were made after the company may have known the collaboration would not be as successful as previously stated.
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August 27, 2026
An insurer urged a North Carolina federal court to bifurcate an upcoming trial on claims that it improperly denied $50 million in coverage for an auto parts manufacturer's COVID-19 pandemic-related losses, arguing a jury may resolve the case entirely by looking at coverage issues first.
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August 27, 2026
Womble Bond Dickinson is looking to pull its representation of a Dutch software company after five years of a bitter trademark battle, citing a "fundamental disagreement" that has allegedly made it impossible for the firm to move forward as counsel of record.
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August 26, 2026
Joe Gibbs Racing's former competition director can't pursue counterclaims alleging the NASCAR super team violated state and federal cyber hacking statutes when it allegedly accessed "off-limits" information on his devices during a forensic review, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Wednesday in their high-profile trade secrets dispute.
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August 26, 2026
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC and its benefits committee have urged a North Carolina federal judge to dismiss class claims that they mismanaged the bank's 401(k) plan, arguing the workers' complaint relies on flawed comparisons and misunderstandings of ERISA's fiduciary standards.
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August 26, 2026
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia again asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday to block implementation of the U.S. Postal Service's rule restricting delivery of mail-in ballots, after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for an earlier injunction to be lifted.
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August 26, 2026
Federal prosecutors told the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday to keep convicted Supreme Court attorney Thomas Goldstein behind bars while he appeals his conviction, arguing that he remains a serious flight risk with wealthy overseas connections and "an ongoing danger" whose tax crimes continued "even after conviction."
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August 26, 2026
A federal jury in North Carolina on Wednesday awarded a solar components company $96.38 million in damages after finding a rival supplier infringed its patents for an electrical connection system.
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August 26, 2026
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and enact reforms to Facebook and Instagram to resolve sprawling social media addiction claims, in the midst of a high-stakes bellwether trial over whether the company hid or downplayed its platforms' allegedly harmful impact on minors, state enforcers say.
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August 25, 2026
While political candidates are entitled to the lowest advertising rate radio and television stations can charge, political parties and joint fundraising committees with noncandidate members are not, a split Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday, wiping out recent Federal Communications Commission guidance.
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August 25, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge gave a former Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. marketing executive a partial victory in generic drug price-fixing litigation, tossing several claims by state attorneys general but allowing others to proceed after finding that a jury could conclude he joined certain conspiracies.
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August 25, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge who ordered the U.S. Postal Service earlier this month to stop work on a new rule restricting delivery of some mail-in ballots concluded Tuesday that the USPS flouted her pencils-down nationwide injunction by continuing to develop and promulgate the new rule.
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August 25, 2026
Truist Bank has launched counterclaims against a group of insurers who claim they don't owe coverage to the bank for a $240 million settlement of a consumer class action stemming from alleged overdraft charges, arguing the relevant insurance policy expressly includes settlements, among other things, as covered damages.
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August 25, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said a North Carolina-based engineer will pay over $57,000 to settle claims he engaged in a five-year "free-riding" scheme that involved initiating bank transfers that lacked sufficient funds and using the instant credit to trade securities.
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August 25, 2026
Bank of America told a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday that the individualized nature of a group of mortgage loan officers' jobs makes collective certification impossible in their overtime suit, saying there are multiple exemptions that could apply to any given officer.
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August 25, 2026
A D.C. Circuit panel denied a petition from commercial fishers and fish purchasers challenging an annual federal catch limit for South Atlantic red snapper, rejecting their claim that the plan's lack of a limit on dead discards violates federal law and could lead to overfishing.
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August 25, 2026
Attorneys with Milberg PLLC, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP and Hausfeld LLP will serve as class counsel, at least temporarily, in a consolidated class action alleging that hackers stole more than 40 million private records through a cyberattack on Charter Communications Inc., a Connecticut federal judge has ruled.
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August 24, 2026
The Fourth Circuit concluded Monday that a Mexico native's since-vacated marijuana conviction in North Carolina state court does not render her inadmissible in the U.S., departing from a long-standing framework that considered vacated convictions valid for immigration purposes unless they're vacated due to substantive or procedural defects.
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August 24, 2026
AT&T and Duke Energy are headed for arbitration in the hopes of settling their dispute over the rates the power company charges the telecom behemoth for pole attachments, the Federal Communications Commission has said.
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August 24, 2026
A North Carolina federal court has given its preliminary approval to a $14.3 million settlement of claims that Pennsylvania-based AdaptHealth Corp. overbilled patients for medical equipment they had returned to the company, according to court filings.
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August 24, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge gave leave Monday for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to oppose a bid by a U.S. Army sergeant to sink criminal charges over his alleged Polymarket bets on the capture of deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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August 24, 2026
The Trump administration can proceed with plans to implement some new nationwide mail-in voting regulations ahead of this year's midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, but questions remain about the enforceability of proposed U.S. Postal Service restrictions.
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August 24, 2026
An automotive parts seller has staved off joint trials in North Carolina federal court after reaching deals with 11 workers in parallel wage cases, according to notices filed over the weekend indicating the employees accepted separate offers of judgment.
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August 24, 2026
The estate of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed last year on a light rail train car in Charlotte, North Carolina, has filed a wrongful death suit in state court, alleging the city and its private security contractor failed to put reasonable safety measures in place.
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August 24, 2026
Manual laborers pursuing wage claims against a staffing company have contradicted their own deposition testimony and failed to raise genuine disputes about whether they were paid for all hours worked, the company told a North Carolina federal court, defending its effort to end the suit.