By Jonathan Bogues As attorneys, we are all well aware of how diverse the practice of law is and how each area of the law intersects with other areas. However, not many non-attorneys are aware of the intersection between intellectual property law and sports and entertainment law. Like many other children of the nineties, I […]
By Keith A. Wood This is the first of two installments of this article. The second installment will appear soon on the Tax Section’s blog. I. Audit Statistics; What Are Your Chances of Being Audited? In early 2016, the IRS published its 2015 Internal Revenue Service Data Book (IR-2016-52), which contains audit statistics for the […]
By Art MacCord Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Please find his most recent links here. Extension Of the Extended Missing Parts […]
By Robin Shea Many lawyers who represent private sector employers are familiar with the (some might say “harsh”) position on social media policies taken by the National Labor Relations Board during the Obama Administration. The NLRB’s position is that overly vague social media policies have a “chilling effect” on employees seeking to exercise their rights […]
By LaToya B. Powell Yesterday, lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the 2017 long session. Among the many important issues the legislature is expected to consider this year, “raise the age” will likely once again be included. Since 1919, N.C. law has required that minors be prosecuted as adults for all crimes beginning at age 16. […]
This column originally appeared in the November 2016 edition of North Carolina Lawyer. By Laura Graham In the most recent installment of Writing that Works, I introduced a fairly new resource for legal writers whose work includes drafting statutes and rules. The book, Plain English for Drafting Statutes and Rules,[1] is a slim volume, but […]
By Annette Phelps As 2016 came to a close, there were many things and people for which we could be thankful. Our former Executive Director Allan B. Head is one of those people. One thing that was probably on most of the NCBA members’ minds as the year ended was the retirement of Mr. Head. […]
By Terri Harris, Susan Fradenburg and Katye Jobe On October 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule reforming participation requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities (“SNFs”). The rule will be implemented in three phases. Phase 1 requirements should have been implemented by November 28, 2016, Phase 2 requirements must […]
By Eric Zogry Welcome to the first installment of the Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section blog! If you don’t already know, our section is in its 19th year. We’re a very diverse group, in subject matter (we include experts in child welfare, education, juvenile justice, and mental health), in practitioners (including trial and appellate […]
By Pamela Chestek Plaintiff Advanced Video Technologies has been around the block a few times already. AVT claimed to be the successor to a patent for a video codec. It had successfully asserted the patent against other defendants but ran into some problems when trying to sue HTC Corp., Blackberry and Motorola Mobility. Its first attempt […]