By Tara Muller Question: When a brief writer is drafting Contentions or a Full Commission brief and identifies a compelling argument about an issue which was never raised, what can she do? Answer: Argue it anyway! Thanks to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Haulcy v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber (June 5, 2018), parties who fail […]
By Brad Williams Jack Nichols, director and attorney at Nichols, Choi & Lee, PLLC in Raleigh, N.C., is the 2018 recipient of the Administrative Law Award for Excellence, an annual award given by the Administrative Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Nichols received the Administrative Law Award for Excellence on Friday, April 20, […]
By Frank Trainor Ever since the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 1235 S. Ct. 1101 (2015), occupational licensing boards have struggled to discern what constitutes adequate “state supervision” over their activities in order to retain state action immunity. The Supreme Court did not […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV Thank you to everyone who has submitted posts during the past several weeks. Here are some of the latest opinions from the 4th Circuit and North Carolina appellate courts: Weckesser v. Knight Enterprises S.E., LLC, No. 17-1247 (4th Cir. June 12, 2018) (unpublished): What’s in a name? When it’s a […]
By Mollie Schwam I started working at Beer Law Center in September 2015 while I was in paralegal school at Meredith College. I was anxious to join the workforce and earn a paycheck. I knew nothing about beer and even less about the myriad laws surrounding the alcohol industry. After my first year working at […]
By Keith Wood It was great seeing many of you over the Memorial Day weekend at the Tax Section Annual Workshop in Kiawah. I am pleased to say that we are making arrangements to be back at Kiawah next Memorial Day for the 2019 Tax Section Workshop. I wanted to give out a special thank […]
By Stephanie Trunk and Erin Atkins This article first appeared on the Arent Fox LLP Health Care Counsel blog. Following delays and much build up, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released their plan to address rising pharmaceutical prices and out-of-pocket costs directly impacting patients. The plan is known as the […]
Blog pieces are geared toward informing laypeople and practitioners of relevant legal issues and current legal events in the areas of sports and entertainment. It is a great opportunity to get published while in law school! Submission Requirements: Choose a current/relevant issue in Sports and Entertainment Law and advocate a position. A maximum of 1,500 […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section.
Janet Ward Black of Ward Black Law in Greensboro was honored on Feb. 7 as the 10th recipient of The Advocate’s Award. Presented as merited by the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, the award recognizes “superstars” of the section and the legal profession. Amanda Martin, section chair, presented the award in Greensboro […]