May 15, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge said a swimmer who won a $10 million judgment against a swim coach who sexually assaulted her cannot seek that payment from the coach's insurer because neither the coach nor the swim club he operated are covered under the policies.
February 24, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge seemed perplexed by an argument making a distinction between a sole proprietorship and the person who owns it, telling an attorney for a young woman trying to collect a $10 million judgment from an insurer in her underlying sex abuse case that the entity "doesn't seem to legally exist."