Annual Meeting Hotel Information for NCBA Intellectual Property Law Section
Please note that the Hilton Riverside in Wilmington is currently full. We have obtained rooms near by at the Courtyard Marriott. Please make your hotel…
Articles of Interest
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Flo and…
Raise the Age NC Is Becoming a Reality with Introduction of New Bill
Since 2007, seven states have changed their laws to include youth 16 and 17 years of age in the juvenile justice system, cutting the number of youth in the…
Teen Sexting Prosecutions Expose Harsh Gap In N.C. Law
Editor’s note: This article appears in the February 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer and the December edition of the NCBA’s Juvenile Justice &…
SCOTUS Sends Transgender School Case Back To 4th Circuit
On March 6, 2017, the Supreme Court remanded a case about a transgender boy’s right to use the bathroom associated with his gender identity. Gavin Grimm, a…
Next Up For NCBA Membership Events: A March Madness-St. Patrick’s Day Mash-Up
On a chilly night in Durham last November, nearly 200 NCBA members and guests saw a side of President Kearns Davis that, until previously, only a handful of…
MacCord’s List: IP Notices & News 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…
Legislative Update
and Laura Wetsch This is your weekly update of bills introduced or moving through the legislature. Last week’s blog post listed a variety of bills and their…
Fifth Circuit: Employers Liable for Emotional Distress Damages in FLSA Retaliation Claims
Beyond requiring that employers comply with statutory minimum and overtime wage provisions for nonexempt employees, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29…
Try Snapchat, and Three Other Resolutions For the Rest of 2017
Here we are a mere 60 days into 2017 and my many well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions are dead and buried with a fresh covering of rationalization and…