District Court, M.D. North Carolina
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Most-cited decisions
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United States v. Taylor, 166 F.R.D. 356 (M.D.N.C. 1996)cited by 168
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Colin v. Marconi Commerce Sys. Employees' Ret. Plan, 335 F. Supp. 2d 590 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 142
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Plant Genetic Sys., N v. v. Ciba Seeds, 933 F. Supp. 519 (M.D.N.C. 1996)cited by 120
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Forstmann v. Culp, 114 F.R.D. 83 (M.D.N.C. 1987)cited by 110
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Estate of Williams-Moore v. Alliance One Receivables Mgmt., Inc., 335 F. Supp. 2d 636 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 100
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Breeden v. Richmond Cmty. Coll., 171 F.R.D. 189 (M.D.N.C. 1997)cited by 94
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Elkins v. Broome, 213 F.R.D. 273 (M.D.N.C. 2003)cited by 93
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Simpson v. Specialty Retail Concepts, Inc., 121 F.R.D. 261 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 87
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Rich v. KIS Cal., Inc., 121 F.R.D. 254 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 78
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Pete Rinaldi's Fast Foods, Inc. v. Great Am. Ins. Companies, 123 F.R.D. 198 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 77
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Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Convatec Inc., 268 F.R.D. 226 (M.D.N.C. 2010)cited by 75
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Marker v. Union Fid. Life Ins., 125 F.R.D. 121 (M.D.N.C. 1989)cited by 73
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Pan-Am. Prods. & Holdings, LLC v. R.T.G. Furniture Corp., 825 F. Supp. 2d 664 (M.D.N.C. 2011)cited by 60
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Gilbert v. Bagley, 492 F. Supp. 714 (M.D.N.C. 1980)cited by 58
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Mason v. Int'l Bus. MacHines, Inc., 543 F. Supp. 444 (M.D.N.C. 1982)cited by 58
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Waller v. Butkovich, 584 F. Supp. 909 (M.D.N.C. 1984)cited by 56
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Parkway Gallery Furniture, Inc. v. Kittinger/Pa. House Group, Inc., 116 F.R.D. 46 (M.D.N.C. 1987)cited by 55
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Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Quicksilver LLC, 155 F. Supp. 3d 535 (M.D.N.C. 2015)cited by 54
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Akeva LLC v. Mizuno Corp., 212 F.R.D. 306 (M.D.N.C. 2002)cited by 54
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Akeva L.L.C. v. Adidas Am., Inc., 385 F. Supp. 2d 559 (M.D.N.C. 2005)cited by 53
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Tilley v. United States, 270 F. Supp. 2d 731 (M.D.N.C. 2003)cited by 53
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Brittain v. Stroh Brewery Co., 136 F.R.D. 408 (M.D.N.C. 1991)cited by 52
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Gemini Enters. v. WFMY Television Corp., 470 F. Supp. 559 (M.D.N.C. 1979)cited by 50
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United States v. Taylor, 166 F.R.D. 367 (M.D.N.C. 1996)cited by 50
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Topshelf Mgmt., Inc. v. Campbell-Ewald Co., 117 F. Supp. 3d 722 (M.D.N.C. 2015)cited by 50
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Medlin v. Andrew, 113 F.R.D. 650 (M.D.N.C. 1987)cited by 48
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Efird v. Riley, 342 F. Supp. 2d 413 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 48
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Motsinger v. Flynt, 119 F.R.D. 373 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 47
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N.F.A. Corp. v. Riverview Narrow Fabrics, Inc., 117 F.R.D. 83 (M.D.N.C. 1987)cited by 47
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Sheaffer v. Cnty. of Chatham, 337 F. Supp. 2d 709 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 45
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Cochran v. Volvo Group North Am., LLC, 931 F. Supp. 2d 725 (M.D.N.C. 2013)cited by 45
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French v. Blackburn, 428 F. Supp. 1351 (M.D.N.C. 1977)cited by 44
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Gantt v. Whitaker, 203 F. Supp. 2d 503 (M.D.N.C. 2002)cited by 44
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Pettiford v. City of Greensboro, 556 F. Supp. 2d 512 (M.D.N.C. 2008)cited by 43
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Mendenhall v. Hanesbrands, Inc., 856 F. Supp. 2d 717 (M.D.N.C. 2012)cited by 43
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Gordon v. Forsyth Cnty. Hosp. Auth., Inc., 409 F. Supp. 708 (M.D.N.C. 1976)cited by 42
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Alexander v. City of Greensboro, 801 F. Supp. 2d 429 (M.D.N.C. 2011)cited by 42
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Buser v. Southern Food Serv., Inc., 73 F. Supp. 2d 556 (M.D.N.C. 1999)cited by 41
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The IN PORTERS, SA v. Hanes Printables, Inc., 663 F. Supp. 494 (M.D.N.C. 1987)cited by 41
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Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. v. Oberflex, Inc., 909 F. Supp. 345 (M.D.N.C. 1995)cited by 40
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N.C. Elec. Membership Corp. v. Carolina Power & Light Co., 110 F.R.D. 511 (M.D.N.C. 1986)cited by 39
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Mary's House, Inc. v. North Carolina, 976 F. Supp. 2d 691 (M.D.N.C. 2013)cited by 39
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BellSouth Corp. v. White Directory Publishers, Inc., 42 F. Supp. 2d 598 (M.D.N.C. 1999)cited by 38
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Gwyn v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 955 F. Supp. 44 (M.D.N.C. 1997)cited by 38
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United States v. Duke Energy Corp., 218 F.R.D. 468 (M.D.N.C. 2003)cited by 38
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Merck & Co. v. Lyon, 941 F. Supp. 1443 (M.D.N.C. 1996)cited by 37
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Mullis v. Mechanics & Farmers Bank, 994 F. Supp. 680 (M.D.N.C. 1997)cited by 37
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Jahr v. IU Int'l Corp., 109 F.R.D. 429 (M.D.N.C. 1986)cited by 37
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Clark v. Cameron-Brown Co., 72 F.R.D. 48 (M.D.N.C. 1976)cited by 37
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Action NC v. Strach, 216 F. Supp. 3d 597 (M.D.N.C. 2016)cited by 37
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Eli Research, Inc. v. United Commc'ns Group, LLC, 312 F. Supp. 2d 748 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 36
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Lane v. Lucent Techs., Inc., 388 F. Supp. 2d 590 (M.D.N.C. 2005)cited by 36
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Speed Trac Techs., Inc. v. Estes Express Lines, Inc., 567 F. Supp. 2d 799 (M.D.N.C. 2008)cited by 36
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DiPaulo v. Potter, 733 F. Supp. 2d 666 (M.D.N.C. 2010)cited by 36
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Jadoff v. Gleason, 140 F.R.D. 330 (M.D.N.C. 1991)cited by 36
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Sauers v. Winston-Salem/Forsyth Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 179 F. Supp. 3d 544 (M.D.N.C. 2016)cited by 35
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Gilley v. Shoffner, 345 F. Supp. 2d 563 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 35
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Astanza Design, LLC v. Giemme Stile, S.p.A., 220 F. Supp. 3d 641 (M.D.N.C. 2016)cited by 35
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Doe v. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., 440 F. Supp. 2d 465 (M.D.N.C. 2006)cited by 35
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Lab'y Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Kearns, 84 F. Supp. 3d 447 (M.D.N.C. 2015)cited by 34
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Kron Med. Corp. v. Groth, 119 F.R.D. 636 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 34
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Philip Morris Inc., 199 F. Supp. 2d 362 (M.D.N.C. 2002)cited by 34
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Thomas v. Northern Telecom, Inc., 157 F. Supp. 2d 627 (M.D.N.C. 2000)cited by 33
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Smith v. McDonald, 562 F. Supp. 829 (M.D.N.C. 1983)cited by 33
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Stack v. Abbott Lab'ys, Inc., 979 F. Supp. 2d 658 (M.D.N.C. 2013)cited by 33
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Hageman v. Twin City Chrysler-Plymouth Inc., 681 F. Supp. 303 (M.D.N.C. 1988)cited by 32
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Tippett v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., 316 F. Supp. 292 (M.D.N.C. 1970)cited by 32
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Dash v. Firstplus Home Loan Trust 1996-2, 248 F. Supp. 2d 489 (M.D.N.C. 2003)cited by 32
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Bussian v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 411 F. Supp. 2d 614 (M.D.N.C. 2006)cited by 32
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Adams v. Citicorp Credit Servs., Inc., 93 F. Supp. 3d 441 (M.D.N.C. 2015)cited by 32
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Lea v. Cone Mills Corp., 301 F. Supp. 97 (M.D.N.C. 1969)cited by 31
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Wheaton v. Hagan, 435 F. Supp. 1134 (M.D.N.C. 1977)cited by 31
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Plant Genetic Sys., N v. v. Ciba Seeds, 933 F. Supp. 514 (M.D.N.C. 1996)cited by 31
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Alexander v. City of Greensboro, 762 F. Supp. 2d 764 (M.D.N.C. 2011)cited by 31
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Keene v. Rinaldi, 127 F. Supp. 2d 770 (M.D.N.C. 2000)cited by 31
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Crawford v. Univ. of N.C., 440 F. Supp. 1047 (M.D.N.C. 1977)cited by 30
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Andrews v. Fitzgerald, 823 F. Supp. 356 (M.D.N.C. 1993)cited by 30
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Madison River Mgmt. Co. v. Bus. Mgmt. Software Corp., 351 F. Supp. 2d 436 (M.D.N.C. 2005)cited by 30
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Coburn Optical Indus. v. Cilco, Inc., 610 F. Supp. 656 (M.D.N.C. 1985)cited by 30
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Munchak Corp. v. Riko Enters., 368 F. Supp. 1366 (M.D.N.C. 1973)cited by 30
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Suggs v. Whitaker, 152 F.R.D. 501 (M.D.N.C. 1993)cited by 30
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Harris v. Blue Ridge Health Servs., Inc., 388 F. Supp. 3d 633 (M.D.N.C. 2019)cited by 30
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C. P. Robinson Constr. Co. v. Nat'l Corp. for Hous. Partnerships, 375 F. Supp. 446 (M.D.N.C. 1974)cited by 29
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Prime TV, LLC. v. Travelers Ins. Co., 223 F. Supp. 2d 744 (M.D.N.C. 2002)cited by 29
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TSC Research, LLC v. Bayer Chemicals Corp., 552 F. Supp. 2d 534 (M.D.N.C. 2008)cited by 29
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Caldwell v. Jackson, 831 F. Supp. 2d 911 (M.D.N.C. 2010)cited by 29
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Hairston v. McLean Trucking Co., 62 F.R.D. 642 (M.D.N.C. 1972)cited by 28
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Fulk v. Bagley, 88 F.R.D. 153 (M.D.N.C. 1980)cited by 28
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Holshouser v. Scott, 335 F. Supp. 928 (M.D.N.C. 1971)cited by 27
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Frasier v. Bd. of Trs. of the Univ. of N.C., 134 F. Supp. 589 (M.D.N.C. 1955)cited by 27
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DeWitt v. Hutchins, 309 F. Supp. 2d 743 (M.D.N.C. 2004)cited by 27
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McFadyen v. Duke Univ., 786 F. Supp. 2d 887 (M.D.N.C. 2011)cited by 27
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Mullinax v. Radian Guar. Inc., 199 F. Supp. 2d 311 (M.D.N.C. 2002)cited by 27
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Warren Bros. v. Cmty. Bldg. Corp. of Atlanta, 386 F. Supp. 656 (M.D.N.C. 1974)cited by 26
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Gammons v. Domestic Loans of Winston-Salem, Inc., 423 F. Supp. 819 (M.D.N.C. 1976)cited by 26
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Logner v. North Carolina, 260 F. Supp. 970 (M.D.N.C. 1966)cited by 25
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Webb v. Nolan, 361 F. Supp. 418 (M.D.N.C. 1972)cited by 25
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Shavitz v. City of High Point, 270 F. Supp. 2d 702 (M.D.N.C. 2003)cited by 22
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Rudd v. Electrolux Corp., 982 F. Supp. 355 (M.D.N.C. 1997)cited by 19
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Russ v. United States, 129 F. Supp. 2d 905 (M.D.N.C. 2001)cited by 6
Recent decisions
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Callahan v. AVG Plantation, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-00375 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 23, 2026)
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Price v. Durham Pub. Schs., No. 1:23-cv-01102 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 23, 2026)
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United States v. Oviedo, No. 1:22-cr-00025 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 22, 2026)
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Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Syngenta Crop Prot. AG, No. 1:22-cv-00828 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 22, 2026)
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Sorto v. Upadhyaya, No. 1:24-cv-01089 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 21, 2026)
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Lewis v. Bisignano, No. 1:25-cv-01094 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 20, 2026)
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CR Legal Team, LLP v. Carruthers & Roth, P.A., No. 1:25-cv-00921 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 20, 2026)
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N.C. Alliance FOR Retired Americans v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections, No. 1:26-cv-00965 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 19, 2026)
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Sharp v. Bisignano, No. 1:25-cv-01074 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 16, 2026)
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Davenport v. Icon Productions, LLC, No. 1:26-cv-00636 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 14, 2026)
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Cummings v. Hawthorne Residential Partners LLC, No. 1:26-cv-00851 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 7, 2026)
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Fain v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 1:26-cv-00406 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 6, 2026)
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Thompson v. Collins, No. 1:26-cv-00917 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 6, 2026)
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Carias v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety, No. 1:24-cv-00765 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 5, 2026)
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Rooks v. NC Dep't of Pub. Safety, No. 1:24-cv-00823 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 5, 2026)
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Heath v. Jones, No. 1:26-cv-00773 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 5, 2026)
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Burnette v. Bisignano, No. 1:25-cv-01057 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 2, 2026)
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Price v. Durham Pub. Schs., No. 1:23-cv-01102 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 1, 2026)
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M. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C., No. 1:25-cv-00588 (M.D.N.C. Oct. 1, 2026)
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Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc. v. Meherrin Agric. & Chem. Co., No. 1:25-cv-00469 (M.D.N.C. Sept. 30, 2026)