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By Spencer Farris It is taxing to transition from a weekend in a deer stand to being back in the office. One has an uncomfortable seat with long, boring lulls […]
4th Circuit: City breached settlement agreement
Where the city of Charlotte resolved an employment discrimination suit with a firefighter but it failed to treat the employee’s payment as pension-eligible wages, it breached the agreement. The payment […]
Governor names 2 to District Court bench
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Judge orders Florida State, ACC into mediation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee judge has ordered Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference to enter mediation in hopes of settling a high-profile lawsuit that could dramatically impact the […]
Asheville mediator honored posthumously
Barbara Ann Davis of Asheville was honored posthumously March 16 as the 2018 Dispute Resolution Section of the NC Bar Association’s Peace Award winner. Davis’s colleague Sarah Corley accepted the […]
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