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Earning capacity from a vocational perspective
What is earning capacity? According to Black’s Law Dictionary, earning capacity refers to the monies that a person is able to earn that result from skills and training. Earning capacity […]
Contract disputes: Look closely, there’s more than meets the eye
BY SCOTT A. MISKIMON “This is just a simple breach of contract case, Your Honor…” How many times have judges and lawyers heard that? But if breach of contract cases […]
New Appellate Rules amendments: Mandatory e-filing, records on appeal, and motions … oh my!
BY BETH SCHERER A version of this story originally appeared on Fox Rothschild’s North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog. On Oct. 13 the North Carolina Supreme Court issued new amendments to the North […]
Encouraging clients to prioritize self-care when going through a divorce
BY JAIME H. DAVIS No matter the area of law in which you practice, odds are good you will run across a client who is going through a divorce. Divorce […]
A win-win for litigators? Using collaborative law in business disputes
By Jamie Dean, Mark Henriques, and Brent Powell On Oct. 1, 2020, the Uniform Collaborative Law Act went into effect in North Carolina, making it the 19th state to adopt […]
One N.C. county significantly cut its failure-to-appear rate. Here’s how.
BY JUDGE MARTY MCGEE Trial courts have long struggled with defendants not appearing for their court dates, and the typical solution is issuing orders for arrest (OFAs). In some cases, […]
The role of the “human factor” in protecting information
BY JACK PRINGLE All attorneys owe various ethical (competency, confidentiality and safeguarding client property) and legal (a host of state and federal laws) obligations to protect information. We’re in an […]
Temp agencies and tort law: an emerging issue
Workplace injuries are unfortunately quite common in the United States and in North Carolina. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that in 2017, there were 5,147 reported on-the-job […]
Employers’ use of AI to screen applicants can raise discrimination alarms
Lawyers don’t appear to be in danger of being replaced by artificial intelligence, but employers are increasingly turning to proprietary AI programs to automate the recruiting arm of their human […]
Appeals court had the chance to do right by a wife and children – but declined it
The North Carolina Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Mussa v. Palmer-Mussa, in which it refused to recognize an American-Islamic divorce, may have been consistent with North Carolina law, but it resulted in an unjust outcome. The dissent had a more nuanced approach protecting the financial rights of the defendant/wife arising out of a twelve-year marital relationship and at the same time affi[...]
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Commentary
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
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