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Judge Approves $54M Settlement in Duke University Hiring Lawsuit

A federal judge is closing a lawsuit that Duke University is settling over claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of thousands of medical workers by not hiring staff away from each other. …

Duke University to Pay $54M to Settle Suit Over Hiring Agreement with UNC

Duke University is agreeing to pay $54.5 million to settle claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of medical professors by agreeing not to hire staff away from each other. Lawyers for the …

Study: Extensive Coal Ash Detected at Bottom of North Carolina Lake

A toxic stew of coal ash has spilled repeatedly and apparently unnoticed from storage pits at a Wilmington power plant into an adjoining lake, according to a Duke University scientist who said Monday that flooding last September from Hurricane Florence …

Duke University to Settle Whistleblower Suit Over Faked-Research for $112M

Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician’s fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants, the school and the government said Monday. The private university in Durham submitted …

Duke University in Trademark Shootout with John Wayne Family

Bloomberg John Wayne Enterprises LLC, a family business set up to protect rights associated with the late movie actor, asked a federal court to declare that its trademarks don’t infringe those of Duke University. In a complaint brought July 3 …

Court Dismisses Most Damage Claims by Duke University Lacrosse Players

The bulk of a federal lawsuit filed by former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a stripper has been dismissed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed all claims for damages filed under federal law …