North Carolina

  • August 05, 2026

    Soldier Wants To Fight DOJ, CFTC Maduro Bet Cases At Once

    The U.S. Army soldier accused of reaping prediction market profits with his knowledge of the January operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wants to fight parallel actions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Justice Department at once, and contends the government can't use his case as an "experiment" for how to police trading on platforms like Polymarket.

  • August 05, 2026

    Backing Penalty For 1st Misquote, Panel 'Stunned' By Another

    A solo practitioner in North Carolina sanctioned for misleading a trial court judge with a misquote in his pleadings "stunned" an appellate panel when he made yet another quotation blunder in his brief on appeal, according to a published opinion Wednesday affirming his punishment.

  • August 05, 2026

    Revive Rx Can't End Eli Lilly's Suit Over Tirzepatide Drugs

    A Texas federal judge has denied Revive Rx's bid to end Eli Lilly and Co.'s remaining unfair competition claims over the compounding pharmacy's sales of allegedly unapproved tirzepatide weight loss drugs that Eli Lilly says compete with Mounjaro and Zepbound, rejecting Revive's argument that compounded drugs fall outside state "new drug" laws.

  • August 05, 2026

    Rozier Pal Accused Of Witness Intimidation Over Rat Emoji

    Prosecutors have urged a New York federal court to revoke the bail of a close associate of ex-NBA player Terry Rozier, alleging he has been trying to intimidate potential witnesses in a sports betting case with threatening messages, including a social media post of a rat emoji.

  • August 04, 2026

    AGs Can't Yet Get Discovery Into Live Nation's DOJ Deal

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by some state attorneys general for discovery into the Justice Department's antitrust settlement reached midtrial with Live Nation, ruling that the scope of the request is "unclear" but the AGs can try again with "narrow and targeted requests."

  • August 04, 2026

    NC Biz Liable For Unfair Trade Practices In Veterans' Fee Fight

    A consulting company flouted North Carolina's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act by charging veterans fees to file disability claims even while it lacked federal accreditation, a federal judge ruled in handing a partial pretrial victory to three classes of veterans.

  • August 04, 2026

    Developer Sunk $10.5M Into Contaminated Land, NC Suit Says

    An environmental consulting company allegedly failed to warn a real estate developer that property in North Carolina was contaminated with dry-cleaning chemicals until after the developer sunk $10.5 million into trying to develop the land, according to a state Business Court lawsuit.

  • August 04, 2026

    NC Judge Who Upheld Voter ID Law To Take Senior Status

    Judge Thomas Schroeder of the Middle District of North Carolina has informed the president he will take semi-retired status at a date later in the future.

  • August 04, 2026

    ABA Seeks Bar Exam Reform Following Tech Failures

    Over the course of its two-day annual meeting, the American Bar Association's policymaking body, the House of Delegates, approved measures to urge further bar exam oversight and backed measures to support law schools at accredited historically Black colleges and universities.

  • August 04, 2026

    4th Circ. Revives Va. Atty's Immunity Bid In FMLA Firing Suit

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived a Virginia commonwealth's attorney's qualified immunity bid in a Family and Medical Leave Act firing suit, finding the law did not clearly require him to let an employee fix a disputed medical certification before contacting the provider.

  • August 04, 2026

    ABA Gives Symbolic Support For Law School DEI Standards

    In a split vote, American Bar Association House of Delegates members on Tuesday elected to uphold a rule requiring law schools to demonstrate DEI standards, but then followed up with a vote allowing another path to removing the standards, in an effort to avoid the Trump administration's threat to strip the ABA of accreditation authority.

  • August 03, 2026

    25 States Sue Trump Over 3rd Round Of Global Tariffs

    California, Arizona and 23 other states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday claiming the president is trying for a third time to impose illegal tariffs against nearly all the country's trading partners, this time under the cover of federal law meant to combat forced labor.

  • August 03, 2026

    Lindberg Wants Special Master DQ'd Amid Restitution Fight

    Billionaire Greg Lindberg wants to disqualify the special master tasked with mapping his assets and recommending restitution in his sweeping fraud case, alleging the special master sold a high-value asset for pennies on the dollar and has been given too much power.

  • August 03, 2026

    Sandoz Settles States' Generics Price-Fixing Cases For $450M

    Sandoz reached a settlement with a coalition of state enforcers on Monday, agreeing to pay $450 million to end claims against it in several cases targeting alleged price-fixing in the generic-drug industry.

  • August 03, 2026

    Mitchell Gold Workers Drop Suit After Bankruptcy Deal

    A former employee of high-end North Carolina furniture company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has told a federal judge she was ending her lawsuit alleging the employer failed to give adequate notice of layoffs to hundreds of workers.

  • August 03, 2026

    How State SG Offices Became A Judicial Pipeline

    The rapid growth of Missouri's solicitor general's office illustrates the import of top state appellate roles, which offer young lawyers a chance to gain courtroom experience they might never acquire in BigLaw. The gig is also, for young conservatives especially, one of the fastest paths to the federal bench.

  • August 03, 2026

    ABA To Assess Aggressive BigLaw Campus Recruitment

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday approved a resolution sponsored by law students seeking reprieve from increasingly early BigLaw recruitment drives and clarified rules regarding client confidentiality and prosecutorial responsibility, some of the first votes taken on day one of its annual meeting.

  • August 03, 2026

    Ex-Associate GC Can Take ADA Retaliation Claim To Trial

    A former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina will take her claim for disability retaliation to a bench trial later this month after a federal judge determined there were disputed questions of fact surrounding the timing of her termination.

  • July 31, 2026

    Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 31, 2026

    Parents Sue Meta, TikTok, Others Over Children's Suicides

    Parents of four children who died by suicide after heavy use of social media platforms are suing Meta, Google, TikTok and others in Delaware state court alleging that they pushed features that promoted self-harm and stole their loved ones' childhoods.

  • July 31, 2026

    'Don't Tell Chum': Rozier Says Text Contradicts Betting Charge

    Former Miami Heat player Terry Rozier on Friday asked a New York federal judge to toss two of four criminal charges he faces over allegations he and others tipped gamblers with lucrative prop bet information, saying the government's discovery shows he didn't know he was the subject of wagers.

  • July 31, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: The Fed, Tariffs, SF Housing

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney reactions to the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady, the latest round of tariffs and San Francisco's attempt to reboot housing development.

  • July 31, 2026

    New NCAA Eligibility Rule Challenged In NC By 53 Athletes

    A group of 53 college basketball players told a North Carolina state court on Friday that their careers will be unjustly ended if enforcement of NCAA rules excluding them from the new five-year eligibility window is not halted.

  • July 31, 2026

    NC Judge Deems Alleged $55M Medicare Clawbacks Unfair

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services didn't give a hospital operator fair notice of its interpretation of the term "provider" in Medicare regulations that HHS relied on to claw back millions of dollars in reimbursements, a North Carolina federal judge ruled.

  • July 31, 2026

    Thermo Fisher Says Ex-VP Took 'Know-How' To Rival

    A former Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. executive broke a noncompete agreement when she left for a position that will make her responsible for building a rival firm's sterile manufacturing business in direct competition with her old company, according to a case removed to North Carolina federal court Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • 2025 State AI Laws Expand Liability, Raise Insurance Risks

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    As 2025 nears its end, claims professionals should be aware of trends in state legislation addressing artificial intelligence use, as insurance claims based on some of these liability-expanding statutes are a certainty, say attorneys at Wiley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • What Trump Order Limiting State AI Regs Means For Insurers

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    Last week's executive order seeking to preclude states from regulating artificial intelligence will likely have minimal impact on insurers, but the order and related congressional activities may portend a federal expectation of consistent state oversight of insurers' AI use, says Kathleen Birrane at DLA Piper.

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    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • How Choice Of Law Won The Day In NC Biz Court COVID Case

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    The North Carolina Business Court recently ruled for policyholders in Tanger Properties v. ACE American Insurance, a business interruption lawsuit arising from the pandemic-related closure of Tanger outlet centers, underscoring the significant role that choice of law plays in insurance coverage disputes, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?

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    Recent fraud charges against bettors, NBA players and MLB pitchers raise questions about what the government will need to prove to prosecute individuals involved in placing bets based on nonpublic information, and it could be a tough sell to juries, say attorneys at Ford O'Brien.

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    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

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    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

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