Archive for 2012
McCrory Appoints Shanahan as State’s Secretary of Public Safety
RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor-elect Pat McCrory named Raleigh attorney Kieran Shanahan of Shanahan Law Group, PLLC, to the post of Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Shanahan is a former federal prosecutor and four-term Raleigh City Councilor. He has been named one of the “Top 100 Lawyers” in America by the National…
Read MoreSanderson Farms Nixes Nash Poultry Plant
Sanderson Farms officials announced Tuesday their decision to abandon plans to open a large-scale chicken processing plant in Nash County. “That’s good news,” said Wilson Mayor Bruce Rose, just minutes after learning about the decision. “That’s good news.” A Nash County commissioner partly attributed the decision to legal battles surrounding the proposed plant site. The…
Read MoreJudge to Review Sanderson Farms Suit
Nov 03, 2012 (Menafn – The Wilson Daily Times – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — A Superior Court judge will review the latest lawsuit filed against Nash County that alleges the commissioners failed to follow state law when buying land that could become the future site of a Sanderson Farms poultry plant. Two prominent…
Read MoreDefamation Suit by Former NC Democratic Party staffer moves forward
RALEIGH, N.C. – A former staff member’s defamation suit against the North Carolina Democratic party will move forward. Judge Howard Manning heard pretrial arguments Tuesday morning in Wake County Superior Court. Lawyers for Adriadn Ortega argued party chairman David Parker defamed their client in an April 19 news conference. As part of discovery, Manning ordered…
Read MoreResidents Sue Nash County Over Chicken Plant
Nashville, N.C. — Two Nash County residents filed suit Tuesday against the county and chicken processor Sanderson Farms Inc., alleging that they improperly used a secret deal to bring a chicken plant to the area. Sanderson Farms announced last month that it would build a “poultry complex” on 26 acres the company bought in December…
Read MoreJudge denies motion to delay sexual harassment case surrounding NC Democratic Party
RALEIGH– A Wake County judge denied the defense’s motion to stay discovery until after the November election in the court case surrounding the sexual harassment scandal within the state’s Democratic party. Now, attorneys for both sides can continue investigating former staffer Adrian Ortega’s accusation of sexual harassment by the party’s former executive director Jay Parmley.…
Read MoreOrtega attorney seeks injunction against Dems
Attorney Kieran Shanahan is seeking an injunction to stop what he says is the “demonizing” of former Democratic Party staffer Adrian Ortega by party officials. The request will be heard Wednesday afternoon by Wake Superior Court Judge Howard Manning… http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/blogpost/11372783/
Read MoreResidents take NC DOT to court over stalled NC 540 project
Raleigh, N.C. — Dozens of Wake County property owners were in court Monday supporting a civil lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Transportation over stalled plans to extend the N.C. Highway 540 loop around Wake County. http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/11041594/
Read MoreJury Selection begins tomorrow in Edwards trial
The criminal trial of former North Carolina senator John Edwards begins April 23rd, and jury selection begins tomorrow. The former democratic presidential candidate is hoping that eventual jury will clear him of alleged campaign finance violations, and keep him from being sent to prison. Raleigh attorney Kieran Shanahan told NBC-17, he expects the selection to…
Read MoreFormer State Senator Swindell, N.C. Democratic Party, offer Newton Public Apology
Wilson, N.C. – Senator Buck Newton and Former Senator A.B. Swindell and the N.C. Democratic Party agreed to a settlement of the defamation and libel suit filed by Newton against Swindell and the Party during the 2010 election. As a result, the lawsuit has been dismissed. Read More
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