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Split Appeals Court rules DPS should have done more to protect inmate from attack

A split panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld an order favoring a state prison inmate in his negligence complaint against the Department of Public Safety. The inmate argued that prison officials failed to take proper steps to protect him from a physical assault.

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Appeals Court reverses course, favors school systems in COVID-related bus accidents

The state Court of Appeals has reversed its own decisions in two cases involving school buses that caused damage while delivering meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In decisions released Tuesday, Judge Jeff Carpenter explained the new rulings favoring the Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Alexander County school boards.

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Lawsuits involving school buses delivering COVID meals can move forward

The state Court of Appeals will allow two lawsuits to move forward in separate cases involving school buses that caused damage while delivering meals to students during the COVID pandemic. The cases involve plaintiffs suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Alexander County school boards.

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