We have blogged several times on the fact that North Carolina is one of only two states that does not allow a federal court to certify questions to its state
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Is North Carolina Ready for Certification of Questions from the Fourth Circuit?
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
With support from the federal bench, the state bench, and the bar, certification may finally be within reach.
Every state in the country except North Carolina has a process by…
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Uncertifiable and Unrecoverable: Marines’ Claims Dismissed by 11th Circuit–Despite General Assembly’s Efforts to Save Them
By Beth Scherer on
In June, we blogged on how a United States Supreme Court decision interpreting a North Carolina statute of repose had created some strange bedfellows in the General Assembly–which had almost…
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Uncertifiable: Battle Over North Carolina’s Statute of Repose in CERCLA Cases Makes for Strange Bedfellows
By Beth Scherer on
It was a pleasant surprise this morning to discover that the Maryland State Bar Association’s Maryland Appellate Blog was discussing a point of North Carolina appellate practice and procedure.