February 3, 2025
North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional protections for those facing claims that otherwise could …
August 26, 2024
Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner’s insurance policy just weeks before a fire destroyed a home, the North Carolina …
February 15, 2022
For years, workers’ compensation insurers in North Carolina have been able to enjoy a windfall in some cases that involved temporary workers or those who gigged for a number of employers. Insurers have often charged premiums based on the worker’s …
June 15, 2021
The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education also applies to individual students who aren’t getting help to stop classroom bullying and harassment against them, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The …
July 16, 2020
North Carolina’s highest court has temporarily blocked a judge’s ruling that allowed dozens of North Carolina’s bowling alleys to reopen by overturning a portion of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive order keeping them closed. On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court …
November 13, 2019
A treasure hunter who accuses the state of North Carolina of misusing his images from Blackbeard’s flagship says he’ll ask for 10 times the damages he originally sought, now that a court ruling has come down in his favor. John …
March 7, 2018
The estate of a woman who died after a night of heavy drinking while celebrating with her husband at a hotel restaurant cannot successfully sue the owners because her actions contributed to her death, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled …
December 12, 2016
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 …
November 9, 2016
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 …
October 4, 2016
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, …