North Carolina

Dell Disputes Claim It Hid E-Mail Evidence in Suit Claiming Faulty Computers

A spokesman for Dell is disputing a claim that it withheld evidence in a lawsuit that claims it sold faulty computers and then tried to hide the problems. A motion by the plaintiff, Internet services company Advanced Internet Technologies, claims that Dell violated discovery orders by failing to produce e-mails…

Aug 13, 2010 12:59 PM CDT

Law Firm Uses Crowdsourcing for Marketing Help

A divorce law firm in North Carolina turned to a crowd for marketing help and ended up with more effective pay-per-click ads and a new logo that reflects its practice focus. The Rosen Law Firm, based in Raleigh, tapped into “crowdsourcing,” the New York Times reports. Crowdsourcing companies turn their…

Aug 6, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

Federal Prosecutor Who Worked 5 Years Sans Law License Is Now Suspended

A former federal prosecutor who apparently had difficulty on several fronts has now lost not only his job but his law license, which has been suspended until at least 2012, WRAL reports. David Folmar’s law license lapsed in late 2003 because he didn’t comply with continuing legal education requirements. But…

Aug 2, 2010 11:49 PM CDT

NC Study Shows Convicted Killers of Whites More Likely to Get Death Sentences

A new study of North Carolina death sentences shows that defendants accused of killing whites are almost three times more likely to be sentenced to death than those accused of killing blacks in similar homicides. The study is the first examining North Carolina data since the state passed a law…

Jul 30, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

Trustee Named to Oversee Lyle Yurko’s Practice After NC Lawyer Vanishes

The North Carolina State Bar has appointed a trustee to oversee the practice of a a well-known Charlotte solo practitioner who has apparently vanished. Neighbors haven’t seen Lyle Yurko for weeks and it’s possible he may have moved to Vietnam, where he married a woman a couple of years ago…

Jun 8, 2010 9:17 PM CDT

Ex-NC Governor and AG Mike Easley Is On Leave From McGuireWoods

A former governor and attorney general of North Carolina has taken a leave of absence from McGuireWoods at his own request and for undisclosed reasons, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. “We were supportive,” says firm counsel William Allcott of Mike Easley’s request for a leave several weeks ago.…

Jun 8, 2010 5:03 PM CDT

Ex-Con Earns Law Degree, Hopes to Help Others Like Herself

Things didn’t look good for Lynn Burke when she got out of prison 20 years ago, after serving two years on a felony fraud conviction. Broke and the mother of four young children, she went home to find them living in squalor in a public housing project as her husband…

Jun 1, 2010 12:52 PM CDT

Lawyer Censured After Making Faces, Arguing with Judge During Trial

A North Carolina lawyer was censured yesterday over conduct at a criminal trial in March that included making disapproving faces and implying to the jury that the judge’s past rulings prevented him from presenting certain evidence. Raymond Marshall of Winston-Salem also walked around the courtroom while questioning witnesses even though…

May 7, 2010 4:06 PM CDT

Former Blackwater Gen’l Counsel, 4 Other Ex-Execs Indicted in Weapons Case

Five former executives of a private security company that made headlines over its involvement in a 2007 Baghdad shooting incident that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead are now under indictment, facing apparently unrelated charges that they illegally stockpiled automatic weapons at Blackwater Worldwide’s headquarters in North Carolina and filed false…

Apr 17, 2010 12:06 AM CDT

NC Judge Suspended; State Chief Justice Didn’t Say Why

North Carolina’s chief justice has indefinitely suspended a Mecklenburg County judge without giving a reason why. The judge, John Totten, was elected in 2008 and has been on medical leave since October, returning to court occasionally, the Charlotte Observer reports. Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker didn’t explain the reason…

Apr 13, 2010 3:08 PM CDT

Military Jury Convicts Soldier of Murder 20 Years After his Civilian Acquittal

More than 20 years after his acquittal in civilian court, a soldier has been convicted of a triple murder by a military jury. This time prosecutors relied on DNA tests that had not been available in the earlier trial of Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis, according to stories in the New…

Apr 9, 2010 1:13 PM CDT

Lawyer’s Computer Virus Doesn’t Excuse Missed Dismissal Motion, 4th Circuit Says

A federal appeals court has upheld dismissal of a wrongful termination case granted after the plaintiff’s lawyer experienced computer problems and never got e-mail notice of a motion for summary judgment. Lawyer Charles Everage of Charlotte, N.C., said his computer was afflicted by a malware virus and other problems. As…

Apr 5, 2010 11:00 AM CDT

Son of Former NYC Mayor Giuliani Loses Suit Over Duke U Golf Team Dismissal

A lawsuit filed by the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani over his elimination from the Duke University golf team has been dismissed by a federal judge in North Carolina. Andrew Giuliani failed to establish that there was an enforceable contract between himself and Duke, held U.S.…

Mar 30, 2010 10:14 PM CDT

Lawyer’s Lover Ordered to Pay $9M in Alienation of Affection Case

A woman accused of having an affair with a lawyer has been ordered to pay $9 million in an alienation-of-affections lawsuit filed by his wife. The defendant, Anne Lundquist, says she will appeal the verdict, the Greensboro News & Record reports. Lundquist did not attend the trial in North Carolina…

Mar 19, 2010 12:04 PM CDT

Judge’s Affair with Courtroom Clerk Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules

A North Carolina judge has admitted to and apologized for an affair with a clerk in his courtroom that he said ended approximately a year ago. But the consensual relationship involving Rowan County District Judge Kevin Eddinger, 55, did not warrant any recommendation of discipline, concluded the North Carolina Judicial…

Feb 18, 2010 5:52 PM CST