Asbestos cancer victims in limbo as legal battle stalls in Charlotte court

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August 3, 2026 News Asbestos cancer victims in limbo as legal battle stalls in Charlotte court As a young man in the 1960s, Tommy Lineberger spent summers on construction sites, doing everything from driving a bulldozer to spackling and mudding walls in the North Carolina sun. Decades later, those early experiences would come back to […]

Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse at NC Youth Psychiatric Facility

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December 18, 2025 News Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse at NC Youth Psychiatric Facility Content warning: This story mentions the alleged sexual abuse of a minor, other forms of child abuse and the use of derogatory slurs. A lawsuit filed in Moore County on Friday, Dec. 12, brings renewed scrutiny to a group of residential psychiatric treatment facilities […]

Buncombe County Seeks $3 Million in Damages from Mission/HCA

April 4, 2024 News Buncombe County Seeks $3 Million in Damages from Mission/HCA Buncombe County Seeks $3 Million in Damages from Mission/HCA On Wednesday, April 3, Buncombe County filed a Motion to Intervene and proposedIntervenor Complaint in Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA for breach of contract requesting a permanent injunction and compliance with […]

Buncombe County’s lawsuit advances: Overbilling allegations against TeamHealth upheld

January 17, 2024 News Buncombe County’s lawsuit advances: Overbilling allegations against TeamHealth upheld Buncombe County's lawsuit advances: Overbilling allegations against TeamHealth upheld ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There have been new developments in BuncombeCounty’s lawsuit against TeamHealth, the billing service for HCA's Mission Hospital. NEW DEVELOPMENTS On Wednesday, Jan. 17, U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker upheld Buncombe […]

Salisbury Lawyer Appointed to Camp Lejeune Case

August 1, 2023 News Salisbury Lawyer Appointed to Camp Lejeune Case Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | | Author: Sydney Heiberger | Original Article SALISBURY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Four federal judges recently appointed a Salisbury attorney to serve as co-lead on what could be the largest tort in American history. Mona Lisa Wallace will be representing tens […]

Two NCAJ Members To Help Lead Camp Lejeune Litigation

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July 26, 2023 News Two NCAJ Members To Help Lead Camp Lejeune Litigation Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | | Author: | Original Article Two NCAJ members are among those tapped to lead the Camp Lejeune Justice Act litigation. In an order released last week, the judges of the Eastern District of North Carolina named Mona Lisa Wallace of Wallace […]

Local Lawyer Appointed as Co-Counsel in Camp Lejeune Lawsuit

July 24, 2023 News Local Lawyer Appointed as Co-Counsel in Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Monday, July 24, 2023 | | Author: David Whisenant | Original Article SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) — Local lawyer Mona Lisa Wallace was appointed Wednesday as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in litigation centered in North Carolina over contaminated water at the United State Marine Corps […]

Doctors’ lawsuit: HCA Healthcare and TeamHealth overcharged patients

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June 19, 2023 News Doctors’ lawsuit: HCA Healthcare and TeamHealth overcharged patients Monday, June 19, 2023 | | Author: BARBARA DURR and ANDREW R. JONES | Original Article Two long-time emergency room doctors have blown the whistle on what they say is fraudulent overcharging by HCA Healthcare, which owns Mission Health, and its medical staffing company, TeamHealth, according […]