31 Thursday Mar 2011
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Asbestos, Asbestosis, North Carolina, Respiratory disease, Statute of Limitations, Workers' compensation
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In NC, the claim of an employee who was diagnosed with asbestosis six years later was not barred by the statute of limitations because he promptly filed his claim after he was diagnosed.
28 Thursday Oct 2010
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Amazon, American Civil Liberties Union, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Marsha J. Pechman, Marsha Pechman, North Carolina, Online shopping, taxes
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On Monday, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled that the First Amendment protects a buyer from the government demanding to know the books, music and audiovisual products they’ve bought.
Amazon and the American Civil Liberties Union, which later joined the case, “have established that the First Amendment protects the disclosure of individual’s reading, listening, and viewing habits,” Pechman wrote.
The North Carolina Department of Revenue requires N.C. residents to pay sales tax on all purchases even those purchases made on the internet. This year residents will see a line on their tax return to report any online purchases and pay taxes on those items. N.C. claims that Amazon owes more than $50 million in taxes. However, since Amazon does not have a local N.C. presence, N.C. cannot force Amazon to collect taxes.
via http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/10/26/article/judge_free_speech_protects_amazon_buyers_data
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21 Thursday Oct 2010
Posted in News
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Ashley Woolard, Bob Etheridge, Elaine Marshall, Elections, Howard Coble, Michael Beitler, Mike McIntyre, North Carolina, Patrick McHenry, Renee Ellmers, Virginia Foxx
(Date of Primary: May 4, 2010, and only winners are displayed below.)
| Race | All Candidates | Amount Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Richard Burr (R)* |  $9,012,987 |
| Elaine Marshall (D) | $1,110,619 |
|
| Michael Beitler (L) | $3,228 |
|
| District 01 | G. K. Butterfield (D)* | $743,162 |
| Ashley Woolard (R) | $118,269 |
|
| District 02 | Bob Etheridge (D)* | $1,160,061 |
| Renee Ellmers (R) | $452,417 |
|
| Tom Rose (L) | $0 |
|
| District 03 | Walter B. Jones Jr (R)* | $599,131 |
| Johnny Rouse (D) | $7,907 |
|
| Darryl Holloman (L) | $355 |
|
| District 04 | David Price (D)* | $744,566 |
| William T. Lawson, Jr (R) | $372,685 |
|
| District 05 | Virginia Foxx (R)* | $789,390 |
| Billy Kennedy (D) | $260,523 |
|
| District 06 | Howard Coble (R)* | $479,777 |
| Sam Turner (D) | $3,775 |
|
| District 07 | Mike McIntyre (D)* | $985,533 |
| Ilario Gregory Pantano (R) | $792,465 |
|
| District 08 | Larry Kissell (D)* | $954,385 |
| Harold Johnson (R) | $946,269 |
|
| Thomas Hill (L) | $0 |
|
| District 09 | Sue Myrick (R)* | $979,557 |
| Jeffrey James Doctor (D) | $97,930 |
|
| District 10 | Patrick McHenry (R)* | $896,137 |
| Jeff Gregory (D) | $0 |
|
| District 11 | Heath Shuler (D)* | $1,139,147 |
| Jeff Miller (R) | $605,803 |
|
| District 12 | Melvin L. Watt (D)* | $518,051 |
| Lon Vernon Cecil (L) | $10,382 |
|
| Greg Dority (R) | $0 |
|
| District 13 | Brad Miller (D)* | $805,068 |
| Bill Randall (R) | $152,547 |
|
| James Anthony Hardesty (I) | $16,881 |
* Incumbent
Data last updated: 10/21/2010.
Via the Center for Responsive Politics. For more information http://www.opensecrets.org
12 Tuesday Oct 2010
Posted in NC Court of Appeals, NC Law, NC Supreme Court, News
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Barbara Jackson, NCADA, North Carolina, North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Supreme Court
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The North Carolina Defense Fund, the political action committee of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys endorses Ann Clabria, Jane Gray, Mark Klass, J. Douglas McCullough, and Richard Elmore for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
The North Carolina Defense Fund endorses Robert Hunter, and Barbara Jackson for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
27 Monday Sep 2010
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Education, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, North Carolina, Wake County North Carolina, Wake County Public School System
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NAACP president Ben Jealous, the Rev. William Barber announced Saturday the organization has taken legal action against the Wake County Public School System over its decision to end a nationally-recognized socio-economic diversity policy.
via NAACP takes legal action against Wake schools | abc11.com.
10 Tuesday Aug 2010
Predicting what a jury will do in a trial is never an easy thing to do as most any lawyer will tell you. One of the things attorneys do in trying to make a verdict prediction is look at what jurors have done with similar cases in the same region. For recent North Carolina verdicts see below:
North Carolina Litigation Blog 