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The North Carolina Supreme Court recently ruled on two unique cases involving the relationship between parents and their adult children. In one case, a mother and father were sued after their son used a firearm to injure another individual. Although the injured victim brought suit against the mother and father for not securing their firearm,…

According to a recent AP article, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that agency officials “found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines” in May, after “seven patients in North Carolina and Illinois,” who received the compounder’s methylprednisolone acetate steroid injections, “reported skin…

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a stark warning to custodians or trustees who mismanage minor trust accounts. In the case of Belk v. Belk, the Court of Appeals allowed for an award of attorney’s fees against a custodian who made multiple withdrawals from a trust account for purposes that did not benefit his…

A federal appeals court made it easier for whistleblowers to claim protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), adding dramatic weight to the U.S. Department of Labor’s landmark ruling that such employees can be protected even if they fail to cite the exact rules their employer may have broken. Instead, workers may simply show that they had a…

Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion reinforcing the duty insurance companies have to stand behind their policyholders. Although insurance companies are quick to accept premium payments, they often hesitate when the time comes to make payments on behalf of their policyholders. As one insurer was recently reminded, an insurance policy…

The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis last year may have been caused by the illegal actions of a Massachusetts pharmacy, which used patient lists from a Nashville clinic to mislead regulators, according to the former Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgical Center medical director. Reports indicated that contaminated medicines made by the New England Compounding Center (NECC)…