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Patterson Harkavy files wrongful conviction suit on behalf of Willie Grimes

October 9th, 2014
In July 1988, Willie Grimes was wrongfully convicted of the rape and kidnapping of an elderly woman in Catawba County. On October 4, 2012, thanks to the work of the North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence, a three-judge panel unanimously found tha… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction

Patterson Harkavy supports fast food workers engaged in strikes, civil disobedience

September 10th, 2014
On September 4, thousands fast food workers went on strike and engaged in civil disobedience for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation. Workers across North Carolina joined in the fight, go… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Fast Food, Labor, Labor and Employment, Labor Movement, Mike Okun, Narendra Ghosh, National Labor Relations Act, Paul Smith, Union

Court of Appeals sides with Patterson Harkavy in Workers’ Compensation dispute

September 3rd, 2014
In Cole v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Patterson Harkavy’s client, Plaintiff Joel Cole. Mr. Cole suffered severe injuries to his back in the course of his employment with the Defendant, and filed a Workers’… Read More
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Categories: Results, Uncategorized, Workers' Compensation
Tags: Compensable Injury, Hank Patterson, Industrial Commission, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, Paul Smith, Personal Injuries, Workers' Compensation

Burton Craige named as Best Lawyers® Raleigh Employment Law "Lawyer of the Year"

August 20th, 2014
This week, Patterson Harkavy Attorney Burton Craige was named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Raleigh. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year.&… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Award, Burton Craige, Labor and Employment

Judge Hobgood issues written order declaring tenure repeal unconstitutional

June 6th, 2014
Yesterday, Judge Hobgood issued an order putting into effect his prior ruling enjoining the repeal of teacher tenure in North Carolina. The ruling rolls back the General Assembly’s attempt to retroactively eliminate public school teachers’ employ… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contract, Education, Labor and Employment, NCAE, Public Education, Results, Tenure

Victory: Tenure repeal declared unconstitutional

May 16th, 2014
At 11 am this morning, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood sided with Patterson Harkavy’s attorneys and ruled that legislation stripping teachers of their vested employment rights violated the North Carolina and the United States Constitutions. For… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Constitutional Law, Education, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NC Legislature, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Public Schools, Tenure

Narendra and Paul file Amicus Brief in Support of the UNC Center for Civil Rights

November 18th, 2013
Narendra Ghosh and Paul Smith have submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in The Royal Oak Concerned Citizens Association et. al. v. Brunswick County. The Plaintiffs are represented in part by the UNC Center f… Read More
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Categories: Briefs, Civil Rights, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: amicus brief, Briefs, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Fair Housing, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, NC Fair Housing Act, NCAJ, Paul Smith, UNC Center for Civil Rights

Burton and Narendra File Amicus Brief with NC Supreme Court in Defense of the Racial Justice Act

August 12th, 2013
Burton Craige and Narendra Ghosh have submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in North Carolina v. Marcus Reymond Robinson. The case addresses the first instance of a North Carolina death row inmate having his… Read More
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Categories: Briefs, Civil Rights, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: amicus brief, Appeals, Briefs, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Narendra Ghosh, NC Supreme Court, NCAJ, Racial Justice Act

USW Workers Ratify Goodyear Contract

September 24th, 2009
The United Steelworkers (USW) announced that workers overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year agreement covering about10,000 union members at seven Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plants, including the plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The new pact… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Contract, Goodyear, Health Care, Labor and Employment, Union, USW

EEOC Proposes New Regulations for ADA Amendments Act

September 22nd, 2009
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) was passed last year and went into effect on January 1, 2009. The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term “disability” by rejecting the holdings in… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: ADA, ADAAA, Disability, Discrimination, EEOC, Labor and Employment, Regulations
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