Of Interest: ‘Zootopia’ Case, U2 and ‘The Fly,’ Maine Fantasy Sports Law
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following, recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Esplanade…
MacCord’s List: IP News & Notices From 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…
Chair’s Comments: New Year, New Blog, New CLE Date
The Insurance Law Section has a new medium for giving you insurance news – a blog. We have moved away from a newsletter format and now embrace the blog…
NC COA Clears Up Questions Of ‘Occurrence’ In Property Damage Decision
On Aug. 1, 2017 the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision which provides two helpful takeaways for the insurance law practitioner. In Plum…
Equitable Estoppel Halts Insurer’s Success In Bad Faith Claim
Demonstrating that equitable estoppel can create genuine obstacles for insurers, the court in the Middle District of North Carolina denied a carrier relief to…
Prepare (some) for Mediation
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process used in lieu of formal procedures, where a neutral mediator attempts to help the parties come to a…
The Chair’s Comments: Big Things On This Year’s Agenda
First of all, I would like to say thank you for allowing me to serve as your Chair for 2017-2018. I am truly humbled by the honor. It is hard to believe how…
‘For Want Of a Comma’: The Latest In the Oxford Comma War
The Oxford comma—also known as the serial comma or the Harvard comma—is the comma between the penultimate and final items in a written list. For example,…
Case Law Updates: Equitable Distribution; Divorce, Remarriage and Divorce
and Becky Watts Equitable Distribution, Miller v. Miller, COA 16-486, April 18, 2017 In Miller v. Miller, the Court of Appeals addressed procedural and…
NC Wage and Hour Act Amended To Exempt Seasonal Amusement Or Recreational Establishment Employees from Overtime Provision
Under § 213(a)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees of seasonal “amusement or recreational establishment[s]” are exempt from the…