North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Ken Bresler  Just in time for the U.S. Supreme Court to launch its new term, here are my observations about the court’s legal writing in its flurry of end-of-term cases about abortion, guns and administrative law.  The decision about ...

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By Jason Thomas [email protected]  Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo has announced that the attorneys of Nichols, Choi, and Lee have joined Hedrick Gardner’s civil team to further strengthen service capabilities to mutually benefit both firms and their clients.  Through this ...

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By Jason Boleman  A doctor who was physically present in North Carolina but examined a patient in Virginia through a telemedicine program had his motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim rejected by ...

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By Charles Burnham and Harvey A. Silverglate  As attorneys involved in representing people accused of committing crimes, naturally we are both acutely aware of several provisions of the U.S. Constitution.   The Fifth Amendment provides that no person “shall be compelled ...

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Nearly two and one-half years after COVID-19 first sent people home to work, many of us continue to work from home in some form or fashion. It’s clear that there has been a permanent shift in how many of us ...

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By Jenna K. Godlewski and Alice V. Harris, Nexsen Pruet  The current extension of the federal public health emergency declared as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (“PHE”) will expire on Oct. 15, 2022. As the need wanes for the ...

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By Lisa P. Sumner  The automatic stay triggered by a bankruptcy filing may protect the debtor’s residence even if the debtor does not own the property, according to a recent decision from a New York-based federal appeals court.  In a ...

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By Jason Thomas [email protected]  Registered patent attorneys Doug Kim and Seann Lahey of the Greenville area have joined together with Charleston patent attorneys B.C. Killough and Ernest B. Lipscomb III to form the statewide intellectual property law firm Kim Lahey ...

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    By Jason Thomas [email protected]  The North Carolina Bar Association Litigation Section recently honored Young Moore’s Walter E. Brock Jr. as the 14th recipient of The Advocate’s Award, according to a Young Moore news release.  Presented as merited, and ...

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By Nick Hurston  An employee who routinely received above-average performance reviews and received the highest rating possible in her last two reviews before her termination will have her discrimination case heard by a jury.   The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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