Among the new opinions released this morning from the N.C. Court of Appeals:
- A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed orders challenged in a dispute involving Mecklenburg County and Jerry Reese, who’s challenging plans for a new Charlotte Knights baseball stadium. The appellate ruling is a win for the county and its plans for “consolidating jointly-held properties and constructing a minor-league baseball stadium, an urban park, a new Education Headquarters, and other mixed-use developments that are intended to spur economic revitalization of the area.”
- A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed the state’s final decision in a certificate of need dispute over who should be able to purchase a new “linear accelerator” for service in Wake, Harnett, and Franklin counties. Cary Urology, Wake Radiology Oncology Services, and Rex Hospital all had challenged the state’s decision in the case.
- A unanimous three-judge panel reversed a lower court ruling in a payment dispute between two NASCAR Camping World Truck series team owners.
- A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed a lower court ruling in a dispute involving a doctor who claims her complaints about patient safety led to her firing from Haywood Regional Medical Center. The court ruling blocks the hospital from shielding certain information from the lawsuit discovery process.
- Judges split 2-1 in the case of a Dorothea Dix hospital employee who was denied long-term disability benefits because the state said he had failed to work long enough to qualify for the benefits. The majority affirms a trial court ruling against the worker.
- A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed a state Industrial Commission ruling against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in a dispute over the building of two homes on Person County property that’s unsuitable for septic systems.
