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May 06, 2026
Beleaguered insurance mogul Greg Lindberg asked a North Carolina federal court to reject a special master's report recommending he pay $1.6 billion in restitution to companies he's accused of defrauding, arguing he should instead pay zilch.
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May 06, 2026
A smoothie shop manager's negligence suit should leave North Carolina's state court system, an appellate panel ruled Wednesday, finding that injuries from a stroke that left him on a bathroom floor for hours occurred during the course of employment and that the North Carolina Industrial Commission has exclusive jurisdiction.
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May 06, 2026
The Fourth Circuit has upheld the jury conviction of a Virginia man for possession of three unregistered firearm silencers, rejecting the man's arguments that the devices were actually used for cleaning guns and finding they were illegal under federal law.
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May 06, 2026
A hemp company run by a North Carolina state lawmaker claims it has more than enough proof — including fake wire transfer confirmations — to show that a group of hemp distributors allegedly cheated it out of more than $1.5 million, the company said, urging a federal court not to throw out its claims.
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May 06, 2026
An Arkansas-based sports agency sued a North Carolina rival in Michigan federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of using acquisition negotiations as a pretext to obtain confidential client information and poach a basketball player with lucrative name, image and likeness, or NIL, opportunities.
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May 06, 2026
A North Carolina state appeals court on Wednesday affirmed the state Department of Insurance's revocation of the license of a motor vehicle damage appraiser, finding he violated ethical standards by disparaging other appraisers.
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May 06, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Apple's request to pause a mandate in the case from Epic Games that directs a lower court to determine what commission Apple can charge developers for purchases made outside of its app store through links.
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May 06, 2026
Joe Gibbs Racing LLC has asked a North Carolina federal court to let it add allegations to its suit against a rival NASCAR team, to prove that its employee was hired away specifically to bring its trade secrets with him.
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May 06, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge has sided with Bank of America in a discovery dispute over documents the bank withheld as privileged in a mortgage loan officers' overtime lawsuit, finding the materials were part of a protected legal review process.
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May 06, 2026
A North Carolina man who posted the home address of a U.S. Supreme Court justice online and suggested violence against members of the high court pled guilty Wednesday to a "doxxing" charge with the intent to "threaten, intimidate, or incite a crime of violence" against the justice.
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May 06, 2026
Two attorneys and an insurance agent faced a Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday that seemed hard-pressed to overturn their convictions for orchestrating a $22 million tax avoidance scheme, with the judges casting doubt on their venue objections and claims that the false tax returns contained truthful information.
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May 06, 2026
The Fourth Circuit vacated the final removal order for a man the federal government wants to deport to Liberia despite his never living there and his fear of persecution due to his sexuality, finding that he didn't get a fair immigration hearing.
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May 06, 2026
Three Moore & Van Allen PLLC intellectual property attorneys have moved to Womble Bond Dickinson's growing Charlotte, North Carolina, office, it was announced Tuesday.
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May 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a bakery company's bid for review of a union multiemployer pension withdrawal bill, the Fourth Circuit held a bonus plan was exempt from federal benefits law, and the Sixth Circuit ruled federal law preempted Arkansas pharmacy benefit manager laws and regulations. Here's more on those and two other major decisions from April that benefits attorneys may want to know.
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May 05, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday said a professional liability insurer must face claims that it has to defend a law firm against allegations it was responsible for a $510,000 fraudulent home loan, finding documents in the closing package could preserve coverage.
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May 05, 2026
Mylan Pharmaceuticals will pay $4.5 million to resolve allegations by the state of Maryland that Mylan acted anticompetitively when it ratcheted up costs of its portable auto-injectable EpiPen device that's used during life-threatening allergic reaction episodes, according to a recent announcement.
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May 05, 2026
Federal permits exempting recreational anglers in Florida and three other southeastern states from annual red snapper catch limits will lead to "overfishing" in the South Atlantic, commercial fishing groups and businesses alleged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in D.C. federal court.
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May 05, 2026
The Fourth Circuit upheld RTX Corp.'s defeat of a lawsuit claiming it forced out employees who received religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine policy, ruling Tuesday that the ex-workers behind the suit filed their claims too late.
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May 05, 2026
Print-on-demand retailer Vintage Brand urged a Georgia federal judge to deny a host of universities an early win in their trademark infringement suit against the company over its sports merchandise, arguing that their motion rests on the disputed premise that their imagery is covered by the Lanham Act.
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May 05, 2026
A Fourth Circuit panel seemed uncertain Tuesday of whether it would uphold the entirety of a $22 million Americans with Disabilities Act verdict favoring a former Wells Fargo employee, with at least two judges questioning whether he suffered a concrete injury from the bank allegedly failing to accommodate his work-from-home request.
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May 05, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday said it won't force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to hand over certain information requested by a nonprofit volunteer about drafts of a decision in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board hearing involving a cybersecurity patent.
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May 05, 2026
A Fourth Circuit panel seemed unlikely to leave untouched a certified class of Anheuser-Busch LLC workers alleging the brewing giant failed to pay for pre- and post-shift work, taking issue with disparities in the class such as members hired before and after COVID personal protective equipment requirements.
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May 05, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge largely refused to let dozens of generic-drug makers duck stand-alone price-fixing and market allocation antitrust claims from major employers like General Motors, American Airlines and Lowe's, nixing allegations against a small handful while importantly preserving them against Novartis and its former Sandoz subsidiary.
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May 05, 2026
Two insurers said they owe no coverage for a fraudulent scheme that caused the failed Silicon Valley Bank to lose $73 million, telling a North Carolina federal court that the bank has not satisfied all requirements under its financial institution bonds' extended forgery coverage provision.
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May 04, 2026
Apple on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a mandate directing a lower court to move forward with determining exactly what Apple can charge developers on in-app purchases, arguing there are important questions that need to be resolved by the justices first.