North Carolina Court of Appeals Opinions for February 21, 2017
The N.C. Court Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Gurganus v. Gurganus (16-163) summary judgment; equitable distribution; NCGS §...
Defamation claim of disbarred attorney blocked by judicial privilege – N.C. Supreme Court
Watts-Robinson v. Shelton. Watts-Robinson sued Shelton for defamation, claiming he had defamed her while testifying before the Disciplinary...
No standing for speculative harm in data breach – Fourth Circuit
Beck v. McDonald. At a VA hospital, a laptop holding 7,400 patients personal information was secured to a medical device by only a strip of...
N.C. Court of Appeals rules that lawsuit to declare sweepstakes scheme legal can proceed – T & A Amusements, LLC V. McCrory
T & A Amusements, LLC V. McCrory. Lawsuits for injunctive relief as to legality of an activity are not barred by sovereign immunity where...
City of Petersburg, Virginia Police Social Media Policy Unconstitutional
Liverman v. City of Petersburg. Late last year (I know; I’m way behind), the Fourth Circuit struck down the unconstitutional social media...
North Carolina Court of Appeals Opinions for February 7, 2017
The N.C. Court Appeals released a batch of opinions today: Tropic Leisure Corp. v. Hailey (15-1254-2) Full Faith and Credit; Uniform Enforcement...