North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  When I started writing about the intersection of law and technology in 2006, emojis were a sidebar in the world of communication. Until the release of the first smartphone, the iPhone, emojis were typically used only in certain online ...

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There was recently a story in my local paper about an individual allegedly stealing substantially all the funds from an organization that had been serving young athletes in the area for more than a decade. The organization was well-meaning and ...

There is perhaps no more significant point in the life of a company than when the time comes to hand the reins over to someone else. The ability of current ownership to plan for and manage a transition to the ...

The old adage we learned in law school—or in human resources courses—that employers may terminate “at-will” employees for “any reason or no reason at all,” as long as the reason is not discriminatory, requires a further qualification. Depending on the ...

BY ERIC M. BRUSCA To challenge a patent claim in an inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a petitioner must set forth grounds of unpatentability that include challenges based on prior art. It is ...

BY HUNTER FREEMAN By way of two separate but unanimous decisions issued on March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved two different circuit splits by clarifying that a copyright owner must apply for and receive a copyright registration certificate ...

By Stephen L. Ferraro and Charles S. Amodio As forensic CPAs, we are often asked to build (or rebut) financial models that estimate lost profits. In our work, it’s very important that we don’t lose sight of the legal principles ...

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By Susan Letterman White BridgeTower Media Newswires Too many people have too many demands for their time. It may feel as if there is no longer the time to distinguish between important and urgent items on your massive “to-do” list ...

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I recently participated in a 5K with my colleagues. We didn’t lace up running shoes and race outside for charity. We didn’t have to wake up early, shut down roads or pin a race bib onto our clothes. We did ...

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A beginning lawyer may feel the practice of law is overwhelming. But being an attorney requires that you assume the responsibilities of a true professional, as well as a business person, minding the economics of law practice and meeting the ...

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