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$500 Visa cards for clients? Maybe not, State Bar says

19. April 2011

A drawing for a grand prize to lure in customers is something more often associated with car dealers than law firms. But a firm in North Carolina has plans to do exactly that. Those plans are the subject of an inquiry before the N.C. State Bar’s Ethics Committee. The filing before the committee says the [...]

The Court of Appeals issues 33 published opinions

19. April 2011

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued 33 published decisions Tuesday morning. Check our website and daily e-mail alerts throughout the week for digests of the opinions. The complete roundup of opinion digests will appear in next Monday’s paper.

The Court of Appeals issues 21 published opinions

5. April 2011

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued 21published decisions Tuesday morning. Check our website and daily e-mail alerts throughout the week for digests of the opinions. The complete roundup of opinion digests will appear in next Monday’s paper.

Highlights of this weeks opinion digests: March 18, 2011

18. March 2011

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First impression The N.C. Supreme Court upholds G.S. § 163-96(a)(2) – which allows small political parties ballot access if they obtain signatures of 2 percent of the number voters in the preceding gubernatorial election – against a constitutional challenge regarding freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. Libertarian Party of North Carolina v. State. [...]

Bill would allow non-lawyers to own stake in firms

9. March 2011

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A bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday that would allow non-lawyer ownership of a professional corporation law firm is already getting some attention from the N.C. State Bar. The bill would allow non-lawyers to own up to 49 percent of a firm. Non-lawyers are banned from owning law firms by the American Bar Association’s Model [...]

The Court of Appeals issues 36 published opinions

1. March 2011

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued 36 published decisions Tuesday morning. Check our website and daily e-mail alerts throughout the week for digests of the opinions. The complete roundup of opinion digests will appear in next Monday’s paper.

Amendments proposed for med-mal bill in Senate

23. February 2011

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A Senate committee this week continued a fierce debate on the merits of a medical-malpractice bill that would cap noneconomic damages and make it harder to bring a claim against emergency room health-care providers. Members of the Judiciary I committee added more than a dozen proposed amendments to the bill, S. 33. Among them were: [...]

It’s dirt, not a home

21. February 2011

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My colleague asked me to read a passage for accuracy. The passage mentioned homeowners. When I reviewed the passage, I changed “homeowners” to “property owners” and highlighted “property owners.” When my colleague sent me a revised paragraph to check for accuracy, she’d changed “property owners” back to “homeowners.” Later I was sitting doing nothing and [...]

Highlights of this week’s opinion digests: Feb. 18, 2011

18. February 2011

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First impression In a civil commitment hearing like In re Watson, the N.C. Court of Appeals says the trial just must conduct a thorough inquiry into a respondent’s competency to represent himself before allowing the respondent to proceed pro se. Although the N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld health insurance as part of [...]

The Court of Appeals issues 11 published opinions

15. February 2011

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued 11 published decisions Tuesday morning. Check our website and daily e-mail alerts throughout the week for digests of the opinions. The complete roundup of opinion digests will appear in next Monday’s paper.

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