September 2018
NCBA LRS Benefit So Sweet, a Member Just Had To Bring Us Chocolates
The Lawyer Referral Service is one of many benefits available to NCBA members. Renew your membership before Oct. 31 to stay with the NCBA. NCBA Lawyer…
Case Summary: Watson 2018 – Equitable Distribution
Equitable Distribution, Unequal Distribution of Marital Property, Classification, Valuation; COA17-899; August 2018 Dwight Watson v. Gurtha Watson Wake County…
To My Dearest Florence:
The ravaging of my beautiful hometown of New Bern and the decimation of so many wonderful homes and families has broken my heart and irreversibly altered my…
Welcome To the Bankruptcy Section Blog!
I am pleased to be part of the Bankruptcy Section’s initial blog post. While the Bankruptcy Section’s newsletter, the Disclosure Statement (and before…
New Blog Series: Paralegal Spotlight and Paralegal Perspectives
Greetings from your Communications Committee Co-Chairs, Mollie Schwam and Alicia Mitchell-Mercer. We want to introduce ourselves and provide an update…
Welcome To the Bar Year, Education Law Section
Welcome to the Education Section! It is an exciting year for the Section and I encourage you to join and get involved. For those of you that don’t know…
Case Summaries: August 2018 Unpublished
The Unpublished Cases – August 2018 Just because they are unpublished doesn’t mean this blog won’t give them some attention, albeit brief. CATHERINE A.…
‘Big Pimpin’’ and Moral Rights: A Look At a Ninth Circuit Copyright Appeal
Shawn Carter, professionally known as rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, released the hip-hop track “Big Pimpin’” in 2000. Like many songs in the hip-hop…
Representing Employers In the #MeToo Era
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that it has seen only about a 3 percent increase in sexual harassment charges since the #MeToo movement…
A Family Practice. A Cunning Nurse. Does Section 75-1.1 Apply To Her Conduct?
North Carolina law prohibits unfair or deceptive acts “in or affecting commerce.” But “commerce” doesn’t include “professional services rendered…