LEE POOLE (Charlotte) and MELODY JOLLY (Wilmington) briefed, and MS. JOLLY argued, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of a law firm in a purported class action lawsuit seeking over $11 million in damages. The action was appealed by the putative class representatives after MR. POOLE and MS. JOLLY successfully obtained dismissal as a matter of law at the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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