A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that students at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University can move forward with breach-of-contract lawsuits against their schools. The students say the schools should have refunded fees paid for services that were unavailable during COVID-related shutdowns.
The N.C. Court of Appeals plans to increase transparency related to its work next week. In a policy change that takes effect Monday, the court will share more information about its responses to petitions.
A 2-1 ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals Tuesday criticized a trial judge for limiting a defendant’s in-person access to attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision could have an impact during future health scares. “Hindsight is 20/20, and we recognize this Court has the benefit of hindsight but the trial court did not,”...
