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Domestic Relations – Civil Practice – Service of Process – Foreign Country – Summons – UCCJEA – The Hague Convention – Personal Jurisdiction – Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
Hammond v. Hammond. Where the plaintiff-husband translated the summons into Japanese and forwarded a service request to the central authority of Japan within a reasonable time, he made a good-faith . . .
Criminal Practice – Second-Degree Murder – Malice – Proximate Cause – ‘Ingestion’ Under G.S. § 14-17 – Double Jeopardy
State v. Parlee. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0025, 12 pp.) (Sanford L. Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Iredell County Superior Court. (Joseph Crosswhite, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full […]
Administrative – DWI – License Revocation – Appeals – Refusal to Submit – Exclusionary Rule
Hartman v. Robertson. Even if an officer pulls over a motorist without reasonable cause, a defendant's refusal to submit to a chemical analysis will result in the revocation of the motorist's driver's license. The exclusionary rule does not apply . . .
Costs, fees awarded to insurer in deceptive trade practices case
The plaintiff, Dr. John Redden, a retired chiropractor, was involved in a motor vehicle accident on May 19, 2005, on U.S. Highway 70 near Salisbury. Redden was in a line […]
Tort/Negligence – Interference With Contract – Real Property Sale – Commission – Breach of Contract – Tenant’s Husband – Civil Practice – Different Judges – Same Issues – Appeals – Unpublished Citation
McMahon & Associates, LLC v. Future Serenity, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0896, 17 pp.) (Sanford L. Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Iredell County Superior Court. (Mark Klass, J.) N.C. […]
Real Property – Homeowners’ Association – Directed Verdict – Attorney’s Fees
Bodine v. Harris Village Property Owners Association. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0857, 22 pp.) (Robert N. Hunter Jr., J.). Appealed from Iredell County Superior Court (Edwin G. Wilson Jr., J. […]
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