Unlawful

Carteret County School Board Faces Legal Battle Over Unlawful Academic Calendar for 2024-25

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CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. – The Carteret County Board of Education is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it adopted an illegal calendar for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. According to the suit filed on Friday, eight individuals are holding the board accountable for a decision they believe will negatively impact parents, students, and business owners. The lawsuit argues that the board’s vote for a calendar that starts two weeks earlier than allowed by state law is in violation of North Carolina regulations. The board’s desire to align the school’s start date with that of Carteret … Read more

Cannabis Control Division Faces Lawsuit Over Unlawful Product Recall on 4-Year Anniversary of Legal Marijuana Sales in New Mexico

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Cannabis Control Division in New Mexico is facing a new lawsuit as the state marks four years of legal recreational marijuana sales. Instead of celebration, a local cannabis manufacturer has taken legal action against the division over a recent product recall. The manufacturer claims that the recall was “unlawful” and that the state did not follow its own rules in issuing the recall. According to Jacob Candelaria, attorney for Pharmers LLC, the recalled products were manufactured by his clients in the fall of 2022 and passed all required tests mandated by … Read more

City Council Member Continues Lawsuit Against Zoning Board Alleging Unlawful Variance for North Broad Street Apartment Building

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Philadelphia, PA – Councilmember Jeffery Young is taking up the legal battle initiated by former City Council President Darrell L. Clarke against the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). Clarke’s lawsuit alleges that the ZBA unlawfully granted a variance for a proposed apartment building on North Broad Street. Young, now representing the 5th District after Clarke’s retirement, has decided to continue the case based on the community’s request. The core issue revolves around a 225-unit apartment building proposed in 2019 by the Bock Development Group for 1451 N. Broad St. The site, largely vacant except for … Read more

Lawyers Demand $6 Billion Worth of Tesla Shares as Fees for Unlawful Pay Package Case Victory

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Lawyers in Delaware are seeking nearly $6 billion worth of Tesla stock as their fee for successfully arguing that CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package was unlawful, according to court documents. The requested fee would surpass previous records for attorney compensation if approved by a judge. In 2008, lawyers working on Enron-related class actions were awarded $688 million in fees. The lawyers, who represented former heavy metal drummer Richard Tornetta and other Tesla investors, convinced the Delaware chancery court to invalidate Musk’s $56 billion pay package from 2018. The court ruled … Read more