Kohn v. FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-16-0696, 20 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Moore County Superior Court (James Webb, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the defendant-hospital granted staff privileges on two occasions to ...

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Professional Massage Training Center Inc. v. Accreditation Alliance of Career Schools & Colleges (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0292, 44 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 14-1086, March 24, 2015; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (O’Grady, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: In reviewing a professional accreditation ...

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Law schools are sizing up recent changes to American Bar Association accreditation standards Recent changes to the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation rules should mean minor adjustments for most of North Carolina’s law schools, if first impressions of several ...

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State v. McDonald Even though the crack cocaine seized from defendant was not identified in a certified lab, it was identified by an expert in forensic chemistry who followed the same procedures used by law enforcement in a lab licensed by the SBI and the DEA. The trial court did not commit plain error in allowing the state’s expert witness to testify to the results of his chemical analysis of the substance seized from defendant. We find no error in defendant’s conviction for felony possession of cocaine.

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