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Top NC court throws out CON ruling in northeastern NC MRI dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court’s ruling in a certificate-of-need dispute in northeastern North Carolina.
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New court ruling could affect NC utilities appointment fight
A ruling Wednesday in a courtroom battle over appointments to seven North Carolina state boards and commissions could influence the outcome of another legal fight. This one involves the shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the state treasurer.
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Briner counters Stein’s arguments in utilities appointment court fight
State Treasurer Brad Briner challenged Gov. Josh Stein’s legal arguments Tuesday in a court battle over appointments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The state Court of Appeals will hear the case on Oct. 15.
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Bipartisan NC appellate panel to hear dispute over judicial, utilities appointments
A bipartisan three-judge North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments on Oct. 15 in a dispute between the governor and legislative leaders over judicial and utilities appointments.
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DHHS opposes plea for top NC court to define ‘substantial prejudice’ in CON cases
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is asking the state’s highest court to reject a Virginia-based health care provider’s appeal in a certificate-of-need dispute. The appeal asks for a legal definition of the term “substantial prejudice.”
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NC Appeals Court rejects Stein’s request to delay judicial, utilities appointment case
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s request to delay a case dealing with appointments to vacant statewide judicial seats and the state Utilities Commission. The dispute pits the Democrat Stein against Republican State Treasurer Brad Briner and GOP legislative leaders.
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Briner, lawmakers oppose delay in court battle with governor
State Treasurer Brad Briner and Republican legislative leaders oppose Gov. Josh Stein’s proposal to pause a court dispute involving state judicial and utilities appointments. Documents filed Wednesday urged the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reject Stein’s request.
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Top NC court asked to define ‘substantial prejudice’ in CON disputes
A Virginia-based health care provider is asking North Carolina’s highest court to clarify rules surrounding disputes over the Tar Heel State’s certificate-of-need law. A petition Monday asks the court to clarify the meaning of “substantial prejudice.”
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Stein seeks to stay appeal in utilities, judicial vacancy dispute
Gov. Josh Stein is asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to put off legal filings for now in an appeal involving judicial and Utilities Commission appointments. The legal dispute pits the Democratic governor against Republican state legislative leaders and Republican Treasurer Brad Briner.
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Full Appeals Court will not rehear northeastern NC CON case
The full 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals will not hold a rehearing in a certificate-of-need dispute involving a magnetic resonance imaging machine for northeastern North Carolina. Virginia-based Chesapeake Diagnostic Imaging Centers sought the rehearing after a three-judge appellate panel ruled against Chesapeake in July.
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Stein opposes expedited court review in utilities appointment dispute
Gov. Josh Stein is urging North Carolina’s second-highest court to reject a proposal from Treasurer Brad Briner to speed up an appeal in a separation of powers dispute. The case involves a shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the treasurer.
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Briner seeks expedited resolution of utilities appointment legal battle
State Treasurer Brad Briner is asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to expedite a legal dispute involving an appointment to the state Utilities Commission. Gov. Josh Stein is appealing a lower court ruling that upheld the shift of a commission appointment from the governor to Briner.
