{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001829576-26-000083","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CARE","cik":"0001829576","company_name":"Carter Bankshares, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-08-17T20:59:11+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-17T21:00:00.317363+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-17T21:00:03.672903+00:00","sec_items":["8.01"],"event_type":"litigation","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Carter Bankshares lawsuit by Justice Parties dismissed with prejudice","bullets":["On Aug 17, 2026, Carter Bankshares and Carter Bank & Trust announced voluntary dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit.","Suit was filed in Circuit Court of Greenbrier County, West Virginia by James C. Justice II, III, Jillean L. Justice, and related entities.","Dismissal covers claims against the Company, its bank subsidiary, and certain unaffiliated persons and entities.","Dismissal with prejudice bars refiling; removes litigation overhang for Carter Bankshares."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829576-26-000083","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829576-26-000083.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829576-26-000083.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829576-26-000083.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829576/000182957626000083/0001829576-26-000083-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1829576/000182957626000083/care-20260817.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-17T21:00:03.672903+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}