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 ...

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  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 ...

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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 ...

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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” ...

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Whether 2019 was the best year of your life, or you couldn’t wait for it to be over, there’s a sense of having a fresh start on Jan. 1 that we all hold on to. The new year is a ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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Paper or plastic? Skirt or pants? Credit or debit?  The list of daily decisions we make goes on. It’s estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions each day. 226.7 of those decisions are made on food alone. Some of ...

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 ...