North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Melissa Azallion (Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series on business immigration strategies in today’s immigration climate.) Proactively staying apprised of immigration regulations and upcoming changes can help employers in assisting their existing international employees with ...

Tagged with: immigration

  In my previous column I discussed the shift in the tone of recent appellate decisions that have interpreted and addressed the intersection of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.12, Rule 9(j), and Rule 702 of the Rules of Evidence in ...

Tagged with: witnesses

BY MARK MCGRATH In the early part of this century, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a number of decisions affirming summary judgment in favor of defendants in medical malpractice cases based on what appeared to be minor, technical ...

Tagged with: litigator

BY KIRK TESKA It’s that time of year again. Without further ado, following are the top 10 IP cases of 2019: Tom Terrific A U.S. Trademark Office examiner was on her game when Tom Brady applied to register “Tom Terrific” ...

Tagged with: Intellectual Property

By Susan Letterman White BridgeTower Media Newswires I recently read that one-third of lawyers in firms of at least 50 attorneys were pessimistic about adapting to the challenges and changes facing them. Many problems lawyers face involve generating sufficient revenue ...

Tagged with: Innovation

By Melissa Azallion and Jonathan Eggert With the current administration’s strict enforcement of immigration regulations, an understanding of the various work visa options and requirements is vital to plan successful business immigration strategies. Importantly, strict enforcement does not mean visa ...

Tagged with: immigration

By Marshall H. Tanick BridgeTower Media Newswires “Judges are like umpires … (They) don’t make the rules, they apply them.” John Roberts at his confirmation hearing (Sept. 12, 2005) Following the retirement last year of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, ...

Tagged with: U.S.Supreme Court

By Gordon P. Katz A dispute has arisen that cannot be settled. You turn to the parties’ contract and discover that all disputes are to be resolved by arbitration. You next file on behalf of your client a demand for ...

By Joseph J. Floyd and Marni J. Kaufman The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently entered into a cease-and-desist order with Juniper Networks, Inc., related to violations of the internal controls and recordkeeping provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ...

Tagged with: SEC

By Alexander A. Bove Jr. and Melissa Langa No one wants to be sued, and everyone would feel better if they knew their assets would be protected if they were sued. It is common knowledge that we live in the ...

Tagged with: Trust