Miscellaneous

• Wells Fargo To Buy Back Auction Rate Securities in Settlement

  Jean Martin | November 19, 2009 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Wells Fargo has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1.4 billion with regard to the company's auction rate securities. Wells Fargo faced this lawsuit and an investigation by the California Attorney...

• Toyota Locked in Intellectual Property Litigation Over Prius

  Gary Shipman | November 12, 2009 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  The International Trade Commission is the setting for a classic David vs. Goliath contest between Bonita Springs, Florida based Paice, LLC and Toyota over a patent related to a key component of...

• Judges Questioned when Two Young Men were Sentenced to Life in Jail with out Parole

  James Moore | November 11, 2009 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the cases of two young men who have been sentenced to life in jail with out parole. This was agreed on to see if there sentence hinders their rights to the 8th...

• Apex Day Care is Shut Down After Infant’s Death

  Pierce Egerton | November 06, 2009 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Every parent’s worst nightmare is that something bad will happen to their child when they aren’t there to protect them. That’s why the issue of day care negligence is such a hot...

• 2 NC judges nominated to fill vacancies on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

  Greg Jones | November 05, 2009 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  President Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Wednesday, Obama nominated Judges Albert Diaz and James Wynn to fill...

• I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Better Believe! or Country Crock is full of Crock

  Greg Jones | November 02, 2009 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Several consumers filed a class action against manufacturer Unilever U.S. Inc. accusing the maker of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! and Country Crock brands of cholesterol-free margarines of...

• Consumer Product Safety Commission Will Finally Regulate Off-Road Recreational Vehicles

  Jean Martin | October 26, 2009 5:08 PM | 1 CommentWilmington, NC

  Off-road recreational vehicles, also known as ROVs, have been under fire in the last several years for the number of deaths that have been associated them. ROVs have been involved in accidents...

• Borrowers On Credit Watch

  Gary Shipman | October 22, 2009 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Knowing when a homeowner is eligible to qualify for another mortgage is important information for them to have before making any decisions. At this point in time, some homeowners see no other option...

• Policyholders Win Flood v. Wind Issue

  Brent Adams | October 09, 2009 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Insurance companies have long sought to avoid liability for hurricane damage to property they insure by claiming that a hurricane loss was caused by flood rather than wind. It did not matter...

• 5-Year-Old Severely Mauled in Attack by Five Rottweilers -- Time for Vicious Breed Law?

  Pierce Egerton | September 25, 2009 10:06 PM | 4 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  A 5-year-old Surry County boy was severely injured near Pilot Mountain when five Rottweilers attacked him Friday afternoon at his home. The boy’s grandfather, Claude Childress, said he...