The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s order unsealing documents in a bitter divorce case involving the head of stock-car racing. Lawyers for NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France have fought for years to keep confidential the details of his 2008 divorce from Megan France, a Charlotte woman he has married and divorced twice. The appeals court ruled in 2011 that the public’s right to public court proceedings outweighed France’s interest in maintaining secrecy. Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Jena Culler then reversed the earlier order of another judge, unsealing the divorce records. Brian France then appealed again,
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A lawyer for Kim Kardashian’s estranged husband wants to end his involvement in the former couple’s divorce proceedings. Marshall Waller says irreconcilable differences have arisen between him and Kris Humphries, and he should be allowed to leave the case. He filed paperwork Thursday, one day before he and Kardashian’s attorney are expected to appear in court for a scheduling hearing. Kardashian is asking a judge to schedule a trial as soon as possible, while Waller has been advocating for more time to prepare. If Waller is allowed to leave, it could delay a judge’s decision on a trial date.
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