Belk v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1185, 22 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 13-2161, Dec. 16, 2014; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit upholds a Tax Court decision disallowing a $10,524,000 charitable deduction for a conservation easement based ...

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NRC Golf Course, LLC v. JMR Golf, LLC Eight months after entering into a lease and option to purchase a golf course, the parties modified the price term of the purchase option. Since there was no consideration for this modification (from $2,500,000 to “fair market value”), it was unenforceable.

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Applewood Properties, LLC v. New South Properties, LLC Defendants’ failure to control erosion on their development project deposited sediment only on plaintiffs’ land; no body of water was involved. Therefore, plaintiffs were limited to common-law remedies; they could not make out a claim under the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.

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SWANNANOA (AP) – Chalk up one victory for Tiger Woods this year. Construction on Woods’ first American golf course, The Cliffs at High Carolina near Asheville, is back in full swing after developers agreed to reduce the planned impact the ...

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