North Carolina Legal News

North Carolina Legal News

• Donated organs to stay close to major transplant centers - NBCNews.com May 26, 2019
  Donated organs to stay close to major transplant centers  NBCNews.comWhich patients in need of a new liver should go to the top of the waiting list when an organ becomes available? Courts, doctors and patients weigh in.
• Standard Deviations: North Carolina dealership uses American flag to sell RVs - Standard-Examiner May 26, 2019
  Standard Deviations: North Carolina dealership uses American flag to sell RVs  Standard-ExaminerHow big is too big? When it comes to patriotism, I just assumed the correct answer would have been, “There's no such thing as too big.” But as it turns out, ...
• Duke agrees to pay $54.5 million to settle class action lawsuit - Duke Chronicle May 25, 2019
  Duke agrees to pay $54.5 million to settle class action lawsuit  Duke ChronicleDuke and the Duke Health System have agreed to pay $54.5 million to settle a case in which they and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were ...
• Federal jury: HISD staff repeatedly violated copyright laws, owe company $9.2M - Houston Chronicle May 25, 2019
  Federal jury: HISD staff repeatedly violated copyright laws, owe company $9.2M  Houston ChronicleJurors this week found dozens of Houston ISD employees ignored copyrights on study guides created by a small Austin-area company, resulting in a ...
• Federal judge blocks strict abortion law in Mississippi – as it happened - The Guardian May 25, 2019
  Federal judge blocks strict abortion law in Mississippi – as it happened  The GuardianJudge Carlton Reeves blocks ban on procedures after six weeks of pregnancy, while Trump confirms plan to send 1500 troops to Middle East.
• Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits - WCTI12.com May 24, 2019
  Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits  WCTI12.comNEW YORK (AP) — A tentative deal has been reached to settle multiple lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by Harvey ...
• Groups file federal lawsuit to block new Alabama law that would ban most abortions in the state - KBJR 6 May 24, 2019
  Groups file federal lawsuit to block new Alabama law that would ban most abortions in the state  KBJR 6MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Groups file federal lawsuit to block new Alabama law that would ban most abortions in the.
• Welcome to the Club — After Years of Fighting, Texas and North Carolina's Beer Laws are Finally Set to Modernize - Michael Kiser May 24, 2019
  Welcome to the Club — After Years of Fighting, Texas and North Carolina's Beer Laws are Finally Set to Modernize  Michael KiserTHE GIST. After years of deliberation, public outcry, and potential lawsuits, breweries in Texas and North Carolina are on the precipice of change. Both states ...
• North Korea says talks won't resume unless U.S. changes position - WZTV May 24, 2019
  North Korea says talks won't resume unless U.S. changes position  WZTVSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves ...
• Judge grants UNC System & ECU temporary injunction in hospital board fight - WITN May 24, 2019
  Judge grants UNC System & ECU temporary injunction in hospital board fight  WITNA temporary restraining order has been granted to the UNC System and ECU preventing the changing of the current membership of the Vidant Medical Center ...