All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 23 2016 // A North Carolina judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes a quality education by directing them toward sham...
Feb 22 2016 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Jacob Christopher Mullins, 28, of Fremont; he is charged with one count each of embezzlement by an insurance agent, financial card fraud and...
Feb 8 2016 // In 2015, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized and funded a study regarding prescription drug formularies in workers’ compensation claims brought by state employees. While this statute does not create a...
Feb 2 2016 // North Carolina’s captive insurance program continues to exceed expectations as the program begins its third full year of operation, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.The North Carolina...
Feb 1 2016 // The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the firings of sheriff’s deputies who declined to donate to their boss’s political campaign, ruling Jan. 26 that they aren’t covered by a state law protecting...
Jan 26 2016 // A massive winter storm that hit the Southeast and East Coast over the weekend set a snowfall record in West Virginia, caused tornadoes in Mississippi and stranded motorists on a cold highway in Kentucky overnight....
Jan 25 2016 // The commission responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation laws in North Carolina has cracked down in the last year on employers who don’t carry proper insurance, collecting $1 million in civil fines from...
Jan 22 2016 // States across the Southeast, including Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, were hit by extreme winter weather this week and forecasters say it isn’t finished yet. Another two feet of snow is still...
Jan 22 2016 // A dangerous winter storm will bring snow by the foot to the U.S. mid-Atlantic, including Washington, threatening at least 50 million people in its path while canceling thousands of flights and closing schools and...
Jan 19 2016 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RPG Solutions, Inc. (RPG) of North Carolina. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Raleigh, RPG specializes in...
Jan 15 2016 // The federal lawsuit was filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Center for Food Safety and other groups. The groups argue the law violates constitutional free-speech and equal protection rights.State...
Jan 14 2016 // The families of three workers who died when scaffolding collapsed at a Raleigh, N.C., high-rise building have sued four firms connected with the project.Multiple media outlets report the law firm of former presidential...
Jan 14 2016 // A federal judge is approving two Duke Energy plans describing how the country’s largest electricity company says it will comply with environmental laws.The statewide and nationwide environmental compliance plans were...
Jan 12 2016 // Among the more than 140 plaintiffs’ lawyers competing to lead private litigation against Volkswagen over its emissions cheating scandal is former U.S. Senator and Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate John...
Jan 12 2016 // The commission responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation laws in North Carolina has cracked down in the last year on employers who don’t carry proper insurance, collecting $1 million in civil fines from...
Jan 11 2016 // Alliant Insurance Services, a nationwide specialty insurance brokerage firm, has added renewable energy expert Bob Gary to its Energy and Marine Group as senior vice president. Gary will oversee business development and...
Jan 11 2016 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order Dec. 18 designed to crack down on employee misclassification practices in North Carolina. McCrory said Executive Order 83 establishes the Employee Classification...
Jan 7 2016 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of Dewayne Dudley of Bayboro and Elegant Adele Jackson of Havelock. They are both charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to...
Dec 23 2015 // The North carolina General Assembly failed to negotiate this year final legislation addressing companies intentionally mislabeling workers to avoid paying taxes and other benefits. So North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has...
Dec 22 2015 // A crackdown on Florida’s “pill mills” – clinics dispensing large quantities of prescription painkillers often for cash-only and without proper medical examinations – appears to have dramatically...