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  • June 04, 2026

    4th Circ. Revives Inmate Suit, Citing Deleted Prison Video

    An inmate whose prison disciplinary conviction for indecent exposure led to his transfer to a maximum security facility should not have lost his case without having his sanctions request over destroyed video evidence reviewed, a Fourth Circuit panel said Thursday, vacating and remanding a lower court's decision.

  • June 04, 2026

    NC Doctor Seeks Probation In $11M Medicare Fraud Case

    A North Carolina doctor convicted of making false statements as part of an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme has asked a federal judge in the state to not send her to federal prison and instead give her probation after a jury found her guilty.

  • June 04, 2026

    Insurer Says Background Check Missed Worker's Arson Case

    A North Carolina-based staffing agency and its background-check contractor allegedly failed to flag that a job applicant for a Scranton, Pennsylvania, warehouse was awaiting trial on arson-related charges, and the warehouse's insurer claims in a federal lawsuit that makes them liable for the damages after that worker set a fire at his new job.

  • June 04, 2026

    Realty Rival, Directors Barred From Poaching Brokerage Staff

    Two former sales directors for a real estate brokerage must stop recruiting former coworkers for a rival company that hired them, North Carolina's business court has said, finding the new employer should also be barred from meddling with more of the brokerage's employment contracts.

  • June 04, 2026

    Live Nation Remedies Discovery To Wait On New Trial Motions

    A New York federal judge said that state attorneys general will have to wait on discovery to bolster their bid for a Live Nation Entertainment Inc. breakup, preferring to first tackle the live music giant's bid to upend jury findings faulting the company for monopolizing the industry.

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