Domestic Relations – Parent & Child – Termination of Parental Rights –...
In re K.J.L. Even though respondent's attorney told the court, "I cannot argue that there's not statutory grounds that exist for termination, I would hope the court would find that those are not...
View ArticleCriminal Practice – Juvenile — Commitment – Level 3 – Probation Violation
In re S.B. A judge cannot issue a finding of a Level 3 disposition and commitment in the case of a delinquent minor who violated probation when the underlying offenses were minor. Reversed and remanded.
View ArticleMunicipal – Involuntary Annexation – Property Description – Sewer Service
Ashley v. City of Lexington. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0012, 25 pp.) (Linda M. McGee, J.) Appealed from Davidson County Superior Court. (Kevin M. Bridges, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of...
View ArticleContract – Liquidated Damages – Agency – Apparent Authority – Joint Venture –...
Azalea Garden Board & Care, Inc. v. Vanhoy. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-16-0036, 16 pp.) (Barbara Jackson, J.) Appealed from Davidson County Superior Court. (Ben F. Tennille, J.). N.C. App. Unpub. Click...
View ArticleThomasville chiropractor found not negligent in patient’s stroke
The plaintiff, Brian K. Moore, was a 43-year-old manager at Thomasville Furniture Industries. He had been having headaches and neck pain for several weeks in early 2005. In the last two weeks before...
View ArticleWoman settles with some defendants in death
A woman has settled a lawsuit with some defendants in the death of her daughter, a Davidson County teen who died after a man threw a rock through her windshield.
View ArticleLawsuit filed against biomedical company with NC operations
A Nashville court has issued a temporary restraining order against a Franklin-based hormone replacement therapy company after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit for making unsubstantiated...
View ArticleInmate escapes from Davidson County jail
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Officers in Davidson County are searching for an inmate who escaped from the county jail. Officials said that 40-year-old Bobby Ray Cabe Jr. escaped from a work detail Sunday...
View ArticleEx-Davidson County prosecutor reaches agreement in case
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A former Davidson County assistant district attorney will give up running for a judicial position as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. Media outlets report Wendy...
View ArticleConvicted ex-North Carolina sheriff can run for old job
LEXINGTON (AP) A former sheriff who gained fame for painting his jail cells pink and hosting a cable television show before he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction charges can run for his old office, a...
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