North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The family of a woman killed in a 2013 drunk driving accident in Chatham County has won a major victory in its efforts to a collect a $4.3 million verdict handed down against the at-fault driver. The North Carolina Court ...

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As globalization intensifies, the business world gets smaller and smaller every day. An unintended result of local businesses buying and selling in international markets, or international businesses setting up shop in North Carolina, has been that the attorneys and law ...

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While North Carolinians survey the damage that Hurricane Florence wrought on homes and businesses across the region, there’s another storm they must brace for: the inevitable wave of fraud and identity theft that trails natural disasters.

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The law firm Smith Moore Leatherwood has announced that it will merge with the national law firm Fox Rothschild effective Nov. 1. Smith Moore has six offices, including four in North Carolina, which will bear the Fox Rothschild name after ...

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North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin issued an order Sept. 21 providing further relief for filing deadlines in the counties hit hardest by Hurricane Florence. Martin declared that catastrophic conditions resulting from Florence exist or have existed in ...

  Entering a murder victim’s skeletal remains into evidence for a jury to see was more probative than prejudicial, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled in a case of first impression. Rodney Enoch was convicted of murdering his ...

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The most important opinions from the third quarter of 2018

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By the time that North Carolina Lawyers Weekly went to press Sept. 20, Hurricane Florence had dropped up to three feet of rain in parts of the state, leading to flooding with the potential for more on the way. The ...

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A mobile home park may have violated the Fair Housing Act by requiring residents to provide proof of their legal residency in the United States, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Four Latino families allege that the ...

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A law firm that advised its client to take notes about his conversations with co-workers at Duke University Health System and share those notes with his legal team did not violate ethical rules against communicating directly with an opposing party, ...

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