South Carolina Court of Appeals Unpublished - Criminal Practice - Protection of Persons and Property Act – Improper Introduction of Undisclosed Rap Lyrics
COLUMBIA, SC - Prosecutors improperly introduced undisclosed rap lyrics to impeach the defendant. The South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s denial of pretrial ...More

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - Civil Practice - Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act – Conditional Discharge from Civil Commitment
RALEIGH, NC - Revocation of appellant’s conditional discharge was warranted because the government proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he violated the conditions of ...More

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Unpublished - Labor & Employment - Race Discrimination – But-For Cause of Termination
RALEIGH, NC - The complaint failed to state a plausible race discrimination claim because it alleged only speculative and conclusory assertions rather than facts supporting a ...More

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - Criminal Practice - Body Camera Footage – Use of Deadly Force
RALEIGH, NC - Body camera footage could be considered at the pleading stage because it blatantly contradicted key allegations in the complaint and demonstrated that the sheriff’s ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Real Property - Condemnation – Farm Crossing Across a Railroad
RALEIGH, NC - Neighboring landowners lacked standing to challenge the validity of a railroad’s deed from the State and the railroad adequately alleged ownership or possessory ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Labor & Employment - Enforceable Restrictive Covenants – Employer’s Legitimate Business Interests
RALEIGH, NC - Covenants were overly broad and unenforceable because they effectively prohibited the defendants from engaging in the practice of medicine rather than narrowly ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Contract - Contract Interpretation – Definition of ‘Retainer’ as a Contract Term
RALEIGH, NC - A consulting agreement requiring monthly “retainer” payments obligated the consulting firm to compensate the contractor only for work actually performed during ...More