BY KENNETH R. BERMAN Two recent court decisions — one from each coast — show why conventional witness preparation needs a warning label: Use at your own risk. The first one, the Qualcomm case, shows how conventional approaches to witness ...
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Read More »CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 1-year-old child. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police statement says 24-year-old Yasmine Danielle Richardson and 23-year-old Daquan Harmon McFadden are charged with felony child ...
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Read More »A call from grandma and a call from a scammer can look nearly identical when telephone solicitors mask their real number. So North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation Monday to require callers to use their real name and number or the ...
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Read More »RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina trial that concluded Friday leaves state judges to decide whether they can identify when politicians go too far in drawing voting districts to their advantage, a judgment the U.S. Supreme Court refused to ...
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Read More »By Susan Letterman White As lawyers, we place great importance on being rational and logical. We pride ourselves on keeping our emotions under control. However, as business leaders, when we present rational arguments to persuade a person or group to ...
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Read More »TEGA CAY, S.C. (AP) — A city in South Carolina has removed a monument to police officers that included a Bible verse and a prayer after upsetting both religious and secular residents. A Tega Cay resident complained about the religious ...
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Read More »Charlotte-based law firm Horack Talley is merging with the regional law firm Offit Kurman, the latest in a string of mergers that have been announced in recent months as local law firms look for ways to stay competitive in an ...
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Read More »Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff is seeking an early release from prison after a decade behind bars. The Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday that Madoff has a pending request to get a reduction of the 150-year sentence that a federal ...
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Read More »A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The consent decree between the state’s Democratic governor and transgender plaintiffs covers numerous state-owned buildings ...
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Read More »A North Carolina state lawmaker is pleading guilty to cyberstalking his estranged wife, a misdemeanor that will be dismissed if he completes 18 months of probation. Second-term Republican Rep. Cody Henson, who represents Transylvania, Polk and part of Henderson County, ...
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