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Former chancellor dropped from NCSU athletes’ sexual abuse lawsuit

Thirty-one former North Carolina State University athletes have dropped former Chancellor Randy Woodson from the list of defendants in a lawsuit linked to alleged sexual abuse by NCSU’s former sports medicine director.

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Top NC court urged to consider DOT’s liability in deaths on snow-covered interstate

The North Carolina Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether state law protects the Department of Transportation from a lawsuit over two deaths on a snow-covered interstate in 2014. A unanimous North Carolina Court of Appeals panel ruled in favor of the DOT in September. That decision reversed a 2024 ruling from the state Industrial Commission.

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Appeals Court rules DOT had immunity in deaths on snow-covered interstate

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that the state Department of Transportation has immunity in a lawsuit seeking damages related to two deaths on a snow- and ice-covered interstate. The unanimous decision Wednesday reversed a 2024 ruling against DOT from the North Carolina Industrial Commission.

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Parents can pursue suit against CMS, school officials over child sexual assault

A unanimous North Carolina Appeals Court panel is allowing parents to pursue a lawsuit against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and three school employees. The complaint targets CMS and the employees for their alleged liaiblity in the sexual assault of a child from 2016 to 2018.

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Federal Appeals Court revives former athlete’s sex abuse lawsuit against NCSU

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a former North Carolina State University athlete to pursue his sexual abuse lawsuit against the university. The unanimous decision Tuesday from a three-judge appellate panel overturned a trial judge’s decision favoring NCSU.

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