By Heather Culp A well-timed bankruptcy can be a powerful arrow in the quiver of a taxpayer with burdensome tax debt. Many lawyers and tax professionals are not aware a taxpayer’s personal liability for individual income tax debt can be discharged in bankruptcy, if the answer to each of the following five questions is YES: […]
By Alicia Mitchell-Mercer It came to my attention recently that some of my fellow paralegals are still using the original Bates stamper. I was told that some firms do not want to invest in the software which makes this whole Bates thing easier. If you have Adobe Professional at work, there’s already a built-in solution. […]
Sports & Entertainment Law Blog Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following, recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Lesson: Don’t Underestimate Court’s Ability to Change Its Mind – Minor Leaguers’ Wage Suit Gets Certified and Comes Back From the Dead http://www.btcurrentsemployment.com/lesson-dont-underestimate-courts-ability-to-change-its-mind/ New Congressional Attempts To Impose […]
By Russell Rawlings My recent contribution to Long Leaf Law about losing weight and keeping it off left one reader hungry for more: “I just thought it could be very valuable to dig into the specifics of how you lost weight and kept it off over the long term. I presume that you have come […]
By Russell Rawlings Early last October, Hurricane Matthew swept across eastern North Carolina, leaving death and destruction in its path. In this state alone 26 people lost their lives in storm-related deaths. Damage estimates topped $1.6 billion. Forty-five North Carolina counties qualified for federal assistance, including Robeson County, where the Lumber River crested at 24 […]
By Laura Wetsch and Faith Herndon Labor & Employment Law Section “Crossover” day is over, and so far roughly 39 employment-related bills are still in play at the General Assembly, as listed in this spreadsheet, updated April 27, 2017. We will continue to update throughout the remaining 3-plus months of this long session, but you […]
By Kimberly M. Johnson Last Saturday afternoon, my friend from college called me. Well into our gabfest, she mentioned that she was apprehensive about starting graduate school. Let me pause for a moment. The last time we were in school, Bon Jovi was the coolest band around and “LA Law” was the No. 1 TV show. […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV Does a pre-litigation, unsworn statement constitute “testimony” sufficient to invoke the sham affidavit rule when a party subsequently testifies in an inconsistent manner? Instead of addressing this important question, both the majority and dissent in Wilson v. Gaston County, No. 15-2522 (4th Cir. April 13, 2017) (unpublished), assume that prior […]
By Matthew Ellinwood and Sabrina Leshore Have you had questions regarding juvenile law that were left unanswered? Have you wondered what the juvenile court judges deem most effective when appearing in their courtrooms? Are you interested in hearing from youth who are directly impacted by the daily decisions made by practitioners and judges on their […]
By Ernest C. Pearson Since the early 1990s, when the use of incentives to stimulate economic growth began to be used more frequently in North Carolina, there has been a question as to whether state or local government incentive programs can and should be used to attract retail projects. With one exception, at the state level, […]