March 2018
A Win For Arbitration In 2018
In the world of public opinion, alternative dispute resolution still struggles to compete with its crusty cousin – the traditional, costly, and lengthy…
Insurance Law Section Annual Meeting and CLE Wrap-Up
In case you missed it, the Insurance Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association held its annual meeting and CLE at the NC Bar Center in Cary on January…
Token Offers By UIM Insurer Do Not Constitute Unfair Claims Settlement Practice
In Elliott v. Am. States Ins. Co. 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3952 (4th Cir. 2/20/2018), the 4th Circuit held that a UIM insurer, in a claim where the tortfeasor’s…
Trade Creditor Had No Right to Bring Deceptive Trade Practice Claim Against Liability Insurer of Tortfeasor/Insured
On February 20, 2018, the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a ruling of the North Carolina Business Court that provides further clarification on whether…
Insurance Law Section Members Author New Insurance Litigation Guide
A newly published LexisNexis Practice Guide entitled “North Carolina Insurance Litigation (2018 edition)” is now available. This publication was authored…
Launching the Appellate Practice Section Blog with Exciting News!
The Appellate Practice Section is pleased to join the network of Sections and Divisions providing great content through the North Carolina Bar…
Sunday Best: Catch Up on the Week’s Top NCBarBlog Posts
Here’s what NCBarBlog readers found most interesting on our pages this week: Make Your Writing More ‘Impactful’: Banish Trendy Words What Your Trial…
An Untapped Source of Savings for State and Local Government Owners of Property
, J.M. Durnovich and Cosmo Zinkow Introduction It is almost unheard of that a state or local government entity is able to tap into a new source of cost…
Say Hello To the Small Firm & Technology Section
Interested in a leadership role in the new Section? Contact Pegeen Turner or Matt Van Sickle. Welcome to the Small Firm & Technology Section. It has…
The Future Has Arrived; Come Take a Look At Annual Meeting
“The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed.” – William Gibson I’ve thought about that quote a lot over this bar year,…