Archive for August 2010
TBJ – Lawsuit claims Atlas Copco owes $1.5 million in purchase of Raleigh company
File this one under the old maxim of a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: Triangle businessman Robert M. Lee Sr. is suing Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly Systems LLC., claiming that the Swedish firm still owes him about $1.5 million from the sale of Lee’s former company. The lawsuit, which…
Read MoreSouthern Pines Pilot: Settlement reached in STARS lawsuit
Members of the STARS board have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit. Though mediation Tuesday came to an impasse, both parties reached an agreement during a hearing Thursday in Superior Court. Effective immediately, Fred Walden, John Langley and Al Haltiwanger are no longer on the board, under the terms of the agreement. Steven George…
Read MoreWRAL.com: Moore Charter school, state settle dispute
Raleigh, N.C. — A Moore County charter school and state education officials have settled their dispute over attempts to revoke the school’s charter. The State Board of Education voted in March against renewing the charter for the Academy of Moore County, which is based in Aberdeen and serves 174 students from four counties in kindergarten…
Read MoreLawsuit filed against five board members of Moore Country public charter school
VASS, N.C. – The Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaissance School (STARS), three of its directors, and its parent-teacher organization have filed a lawsuit against five members of the school’s board of directors, who hold a controlling block vote on the school’s board. STARS, a North Carolina Public Charter School, is located in the Moore County town…
Read MoreNews 14: Moore charter school given one year extension to reach targets
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Read MoreSouthern Pines Pilot: Academy of Moore County, a Shanahan Law Group client, prevails in battle
Aug. 19, the first day of school at The Academy of Moore County will mean a lot more to students, parents and staff. The charter school resolved its case with the State Board of Education on Wednesday, a day before mediation talks were scheduled to begin between the two parties. The school must meet specific…
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