CHAPLIN et al v. ROWE et al

  1. April 30, 2025

    Tyler Tech Says NC Digital Court System 'Works As Designed'

    Facing a civil rights class action filed by North Carolina residents who say the state's new digital court system subjected them to wrongful arrests and extended jail time, the software provider that licensed the program told a federal court that it cannot be held responsible for the way its product is used because it is merely a vendor.

  2. April 01, 2025

    Tyler Tech Denied Early Exit From NC Civil Rights Class Action

    Tyler Technologies, the Texas-based software provider behind North Carolina's transition to a digital court system, can't escape a proposed civil rights class action claiming the new technology led to wrongful arrests and extended jail time, though claims against one sheriff named in the suit were dismissed.

  3. July 15, 2024

    North Carolina Cases To Watch In 2024: A Midyear Report

    The second half of 2024 will see the North Carolina Business Court tackle media rights in one of the country's largest collegiate athletic conferences while state justices weigh the scope of hospital immunity under the Tar Heel State's COVID-19 emergency law.

  4. June 07, 2024

    Court Software Co., NC Sheriff Fight To Exit Civil Rights Action

    Texas-based software company Tyler Technologies and a North Carolina sheriff continued their push this week to escape a proposed class action alleging North Carolina's new digital court system led to wrongful arrests and extended jail time.

  5. May 08, 2024

    NC Court Clerks, Administrators Escape Digital Courts Suit

    Plaintiffs in a proposed class action have voluntarily dropped North Carolina court administrators and clerks from a lawsuit alleging that flaws in the state's electronic court filing system led to unlawful arrests and longer jail stays.

  6. April 11, 2024

    Software Co., NC Officials Want Out Of Digital Courts Row

    Software company Tyler Technologies, North Carolina court administrators and two sheriffs have asked a federal court to release them from a proposed class action alleging the state's new digital filing system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions.

  7. April 08, 2024

    Sheriff Wants Out Of Civil Rights Suit Over NC Court Software

    A North Carolina sheriff has asked for an early exit from a proposed class action alleging the state's new digital court system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions, saying most of the claims pertain to state officials and the company that built the software rather than any wrongdoing on his part.

  8. February 27, 2024

    Sheriff, Clerk Tacked On To NC Court Software Class Action

    The Mecklenburg County sheriff and clerk of courts have joined a growing list of defendants in a proposed civil rights class action alleging that North Carolina's new digital court system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions in the Tar Heel State.

  9. January 17, 2024

    Software Co. Seeks To Escape NC Digital Court System Suit

    A Texas-based software-maker whose technology is accused in a proposed class action of leading to unlawful arrests and detentions in North Carolina county courts has urged a federal judge to toss it from the case.

  10. January 08, 2024

    Court Software Co. Wants Class Cert. Denied In NC Case

    A Texas-based public sector software maker asked a North Carolina federal court Friday to deny certification for a proposed class of people alleging the use of the company's technology in North Carolina county courts led to unlawful arrests and detentions. Proving negligence in the case would necessitate a slew of individual trials that would inherently betray any arguments of commonality between potential class members, the company told the court.