Goins v. Speer (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-038-17, 11 pp.) (James Dever III, C.J.) 4:16-cv-00048; E.D.N.C. Holding: Where plaintiff seeks $58,000 for the U.S. Army’s alleged breach of the parties’ 2004 settlement agreement, this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s ...

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Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-127-17, 12 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Donald Stephens, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The trial court’s unappealed judgment awarded defendant $630,000 ...

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Edwards v. PFA Architects, P.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-062-17, 15 pp.) (Michael Robinson, J.) 2017 NCBC 55 Holding: Plaintiff’s employment contract provided that, upon plaintiff’s retirement, defendant PFA Architects, P.A., would, if economically feasible, provide severance benefits to plaintiff. While ...

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McLaurin v. Medical Facilities of North Carolina, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-109-17, 13 pp.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Cumberland County Superior Court (Gale Adams, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Defendants made no showing that plaintiff – who checked ...

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GECMC 2006-C1 Carrington Oaks, LLC v. Weiss (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-105-17, 14 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Lisa Bell, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Although the defendant-real estate developer testified that he often signed signature ...

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Lee v. Cooper (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-168-17, 11 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Guilford County Superior Court (David Hall, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where an atypical lease/purchase agreement contains vague and conflicting terms regarding the plaintiff-tenants’ “equity” in the ...

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If you strike a deal, make sure to get it in writing. It’s axiomatic advice that any lawyer will say is one of the best ways to avoid litigation if the deal goes south. But as one Orange County attorney ...

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Meridian Investments Inc. v. Federal Home Loan Mtge. Corp. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-094-17, 15 pp.) (Duncan, J.) No. 16-1384, April 28, 2017; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Cacheris, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: An investment company could not sue Freddie Mac and ...

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Providence Volunteer Fire Department v. Town of Weddington (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-118-17, 24 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Union County Superior Court (W. David Lee, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the defendant-town has not challenged plaintiff’s allegation that “[t]he ...

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Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, LLC v. SunEnergy1, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-029-17, 38 pp.) (Michael Robinson, J.) 2017 NCBC 18 Holding: Although N.C. R. Civ. P. 13(f) says a counterclaim may be added “by leave of court,” N.C. R. Civ. ...

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