An appeals court has upheld a libel ruling against a North Carolina newspaper that resulted in a $6 million award for a firearms expert whose work was questioned in articles. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that State …
A North Carolina city employee isn’t owed workers’ compensation for an injury he suffered while smoking during a lunch break, the state appeals court ruled Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals said Larry Brooks’ fall …
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit stemming from a woman’s 2012 surgery during which she fell off the operating table while her body was cut open and had surgical implements inside. The Fayetteville Observer reports that …
North Carolina’s Supreme Court is rejecting efforts by insurance companies to raise homeowners’ premiums. The state’s highest court on Friday dismissed arguments by the group that represents North Carolina insurers, which in 2014 sought an average 25 percent increase in …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated Tuesday by his Republican opponent Mike Causey. Goodwin has served as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner since 2009. Causey, an insurance agency owner, won by nearly 39,000 votes, according to …
The homeowners insurance rate increase disagreement between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and the insurance industry is not over. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB), which files rates with NCDOI on behalf of insurers writing in the state, …
North Carolina’s insurance commissioner had plenty of justification to reject a 2014 request by insurers to raise homeowners’ premiums by an average of 25 percent, the state Court of Appeals ruled August 2. Instead, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin imposed a …
