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Briefs in ATU 1328 Arbitration Case

August 7th, 2011
In, Cape Fear Public Transit Authority v. Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1328, the Wilmington transit authority is challenging a labor arbitration that was in favor of the Union, and which ordered a terminated employee be put back to work. Thi… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: ATU, Briefs, EDNC, Judge Boyle, Labor and Employment, Labor Arbitration, Michael Okun, Narendra Ghosh, Unions

Burton Files Amicus Brief with Court of Appeals in Medical Malpractice Case

August 5th, 2011
Burton Craige recently submitted an amicus brief with attorney Andrew J. Schwaba on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in Jenkins v. Hearn Vascular Surgery P.A., addressing the question: “Is a child injured by prenatal medical malpr… Read More
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Tags: amicus brief, Briefs, Burton Craige, Medical Malpractice, NC Court of Appeals, NCAJ, Negligence, North Carolina, Personal Injuries

Civil Rights Complaint Filed on Behalf of Greg Taylor

July 1st, 2011
A civil rights complaint has been filed in federal court on behalf of Plaintiff Gregory Flynt Taylor against Peter Duane Deaver and other former employees of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation seeking damages for his wrongful incarcerat… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Complaint, Constitutional Law, EDNC, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Incaceration

Patterson Harkavy Prevails in Workers' Comp Case In Court of Appeals

June 8th, 2011
In Campbell v. National Pipe and Plastics Inc. the Plaintiff, Sherron Campbell, was represented in part by Narendra Ghosh of Patterson Harkavy. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled for the plaintiff in affirming the North Carolina Industrial Com… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, Injury by Accident, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, Pre-existing condition, Results, Workers' Compensation

Hank Speaks at Workers' Compensation Roundtable

March 6th, 2011
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Hank Patterson, Health Insurance, NCAJ, Presentation, Social Security, State Health Plan, Workers' Compensation

Patterson Harkavy Defeats Summary Jugment in Sexual Harassment Case

February 28th, 2011
In the case of Pascoe v. Furniture Brands International, Judge Frank Whitney in the Western District of North Carolina denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of sexual harassment today. The case will now… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Ann Groninger, Briefs, Discrimination, Joshua Van Kampen, Judge Whitney, Labor and Employment, Results, Sexual Harassment, Summary Judgment, Title VII, Western District of North Carolina

NC Supreme Court Sends Parking Lot Case Back to Commission

February 19th, 2011
The North Carolina Supreme Court has sent a tricky workers’ compensation case back the Industrial Commission for additional fact-finding. Cardwell v. Jenkins Cleaner involves a plaintiff who was injured when she slipped on some black ice three… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Appeals, Burton Craige, Case Commentary, Compensable Injury, Employer Premises, Industrial Commission, NC Supreme Court, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Workers' Compensation

Briefs Filed in Dail v. City of Goldsboro

February 10th, 2011
The following briefs opposing defendants’ motion to dismiss have recently been filed in Dail, v. City of Goldsboro, et al.: Plaintiff’s First Response Brief and Plaintiff’s Second Response Brief. Mr. Dail was convicted of a crime he… Read More
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Tags: Briefs, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, EDNC, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Incaceration

Patterson Harkavy Wins in Fourth Circuit for Underpaid Workers

January 24th, 2011
In Simmons v. United Mortgage and Loan Investment, LLC, the Fourth Circuit ruled for plaintiffs and reversed the district court in this wage and hour case. The plaintiffs are Charlotte-based Junior Asset Managers for a mortgage company who were not p… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Ann Groninger, Appeals, Burton Craige, Charlotte, Class Action, Collective Action, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NCWHA, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Overtime, Results, Wage and Hour, Wages

Burton's News & Observer Op-Ed on Medical Errors

January 22nd, 2011
On Thursday, the News and Observer published an opinion piece by Dr. James Bryan and Burton Craige entitled Harmed in the Hospital. It begins: “In 1999, the Institute of Medicine reported that medical errors in American hospitals cause up to 98… Read More
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Categories: General News, News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, Medical Errors, News and Observer, Press
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