North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 28, 2025

H. Arthur Bolick II Partner Brooks Pierce, Greensboro

When it comes to finding solutions to complex problems or simply navigating day-to-day problems clients face, H. Arthur “Artie” Bolick II is the go-to attorney to contact. “The clients I […]

Apr 28, 2025

Construction Power List 2025

Power List honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be an leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant […]

Mar 26, 2025

NCADA is looking for a few good lawyers

The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for leadership and practice group positions with the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. The association is seeking nominations to fill five seats […]

Nov 16, 2022

Construction worker settles for $2.4M after injury

A 32-year-old worker who was seriously injured while working on a construction project when a dirt wall collapsed and buried him up to the middle of his chest was awarded […]

May 4, 2017

Construction class action to net at least $4M

A group of homeowners in Cary has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the general contractor that improperly installed the concrete siding in their homes, bringing a close to a […]

Oct 2, 2014

COA sends $3.7M homeowners case back to jury

A group of condo owners in western North Carolina will be able to sue the companies that built and developed their condos after the North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned […]

Jun 5, 2014

4th Circuit shores up subcontractors’ positions on post-petition liens

Ignoring a trio of decisions from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina that strayed from the industry standard, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Feb 4, 2014

Building, development cases top list of defense wins

1 Wife’s loan guarantee wrongfully demanded, court rules The North Carolina Court of Appeals saved a developer’s wife millions when it held that a bank had wrongfully insisted on her […]

Nov 6, 2012

Civil Practice – Appeals – Interlocutory – Res Judicata – Respondeat Superior – Independent Contractors

Cameron Hospitality, Inc. v. Cline Design Associates, PA In this case arising out of a construction project dispute, the fact that plaintiff’s claims against the architect and the general contractor were dismissed does not also require the dismissal of plaintiff’s claims against the engineer who was hired by the architect or a subcontractor who was hired by the general contractor.

Dec 8, 2011

Contract – Construction – Delays – Equitable Adjustment – Sureties

Southern Seeding Service, Inc. v. W.C. English, Inc. A construction subcontract’s “no damages for delay” clause does not prohibit the subcontractor from receiving compensation for increased prices under the “equitable adjustment” clause. We reverse judgment for defendants and remand.

Mar 21, 2011

Real Property – Construction – Liens – Notice & Claim – Limited Time Leasehold

Pete Wall Plumbing Co. v. Sandra Anderson Builders, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0275, 25 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) (Sanford L. Steelman Jr., J., concurring) Appealed from Guilford County Superior […]

Feb 18, 2011

NCBA section takes on ‘arduous task’ of updating lien laws

With so many diverse and competing interests, it's been difficult to get a consensus on how to do something everyone agrees must be done: Change the state's lien laws. Nan E. Hannah (pictured), head of the N.C. Bar Association's Construction Law Section, said recent bankruptcy decisions, economic factors, concerns in the title industry and other issues led the section to "take a really hard look a[...]