North Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from February 2007

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from February 2007

N.C. Lawyers in the News: February 5, 2007.(North Carolina)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Raleigh lawyer Edward Finley has been named by Gov. Mike Easley to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The former Hunton & Williams partner will fill the seat vacated by Jo Anne Sanford, who...

U.S. Eastern District of North Carolina names new clerk.(Dennis P. Iavarone)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina was announced that Dennis P. Iavarone has been selected as the court's new clerk. Iavarone was sworn in by the court...

Tennessee Valley Authority plans to add reactors to its nuclear power program.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The Tennessee Valley Authority will submit applications to build two new nuclear reactors under the government's streamlined licensing process and restart its oldest reactor after a 22-year...

Tourism increased last year at western North Carolina's national parks.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Tourism increased in western North Carolina's national parks last year, despite high gas prices that hovered around $3 a gallon. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park saw its largest...

Apex plant fire recommendations filed In N.C. House.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Facilities that store hazardous waste would be inspected more often and be required to provide information to emergency workers about what chemicals are stored on site under a bill filed last week...

Louis Daniel named director of North Carolina agency protecting marine resources.(Division of Marine Fisheries)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Louis Daniel has been named the new director of the state Division of Marine Fisheries, the agency that manages North Carolina's marine resources. Daniel, 43, said he didn't plan to make many...

N.C. General Assembly bill would authorize deposition fees, expert witness costs in civil cases.(North Carolina)
February 5, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Bills pending in the General Assembly could clear up confusion over what litigation costs trial judges can award. The bottom line under House Bill 21, filed Jan. 29: mediator costs, deposition expenses and expert...

N.C. Supreme Court denies comp coverage for EMT hurt at go-cart track.(North Carolina)(Emergency medical technicians)(Frost v. Salter Path Fire & Rescue )
February 5, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton An EMT who was injured in a go-cart at a fun day outing for Salter Path Fire & Rescue volunteers was not entitled to workers' compensation, the Supreme Court has ruled. The accident did not arise out of the...

Carteret County mother gets $1.75 million after mutilation of son's corpse.(Vicki Piner v. Susan Hibbs and Ricky Hibbs)
February 5, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Carteret County mother won a $1.75 million verdict in 2006 against a couple who allegedly refused to get help for her son when he fatally overdosed on drugs -- then buried his corpse in a wooded area of Beaufort....

Womble Carlyle receives 2007 Above and Beyond Award.(Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC has been recognized with the 2007 Above and Beyond Award, given to companies that demonstrate outstanding commitment to employees in the National Guard and...

General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Short Title: Recovery of Costs in Civil Cases. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Glazier, Ross, Jones, Spear (Primary Sponsors); Alexander, Barnhart, Current, Farmer-Butterfield, Folwell,...

N.C. Administrative Hearings Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Medicaid - Autistic Child - Local Services Where the four-year-old autistic petitioner is eligible for Medicaid, he entitled to occupational therapy and day treatment...

N.C. Business Court Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Advertising - Cancellation - Term Agreement - Unfair Trade Practices - Agency Where the plaintiff has forecast evidence that the defendant's vice-president induced the plaintiff...

N.C. Industrial Comm. Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' Compensation Causation - Fibromyalgia - Pre- Existing Condition - Neck & Low Back Injuries Even though the plaintiff suffered neck and low back injuries in a fall at work on...

N.C. Safety & Health Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Labor & Employment OSHA Violation - Gas Pipe - Rupture - Track Hoe - Exposure Where the hearing officer's finding of a violation of G.S. 95-127(18) was based on testimony that derived...

N.C. Supreme Court Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Practice Second- Degree Murder - Evidence - Victim's Violent Tendencies - Self-Defense The members of this court are equally divided; accordingly, the Court of Appeals' decision...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Disability Discrimination - ADA - Retrofitting - Public Schools The City of Richmond, Va., is not required to fund a federal court order mandating system-wide retrofitting of...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summaries: February 5, 2007.(Fairfield Resorts, Inc. v. Fairfield Mountains Property Owners Association)(Attic Tent, Inc. v. Copeland)(Dodd v. Automobile Insurance Co. of Hartford)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Preliminary Injunction - Irreparable Harm - Insufficient Showing - Settlement Contract Where the plaintiff's allegations of harm rely on hearsay and minor events, the...

Verdicts & Settlements February 5, 2007: Mother gets $1.75M after mutilation of son's corpse.(Vicki Piner v. Susan Hibbs and Ricky Hibbs)(Brief article)
February 5, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Wrongful burial, mutilation of a body Injuries Alleged: Intentional infliction of emotional distress Name of Case: Vicki Piner v. Susan Hibbs & Ricky Hibbs Court:...

N.C. Bar Assn. Real Property Section drafting Consumer Protection Legislative proposal.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Editor's note: The following memo was supplied by High Point attorney Kim Gallimore, chair of the NCBA's real property section. To: Members, NCBA Real Property Section From: Kim...

Judge Harper praised at retirement party for leadership on Mecklenburg Bench.(Jane V. Harper)
February 12, 2007... Byline: Susan Shackeford More than 400 people gathered in Charlotte's historic arts district on Jan. 27 to honor recently retired Mecklenburg County District Judge Jane V. Harper. Many came to thank Harper, 66, for her leadership on the...

Helpful tips for filing N.C. 2006 CLE annual report forms.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Heather Pattle Not only does the end of January bring winter weather, but it also deposits the North Carolina State Bar CLE annual report forms in the mailboxes of 21,500 active attorneys. These forms contain a transcript of CLE...

N.C. Lawyers in the News: February 12, 2007.(W. Randy Eaddy)(Frank E. Emory Jr.)(Mark Anderson)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff W. Randy Eaddy, formerly a corporate department partner in Kilpatrick Stockton's Atlanta office, has relocated his practice to the firm's Winston-Salem location. Eaddy's move comes on the heels...

Hutchens Senter Britton helps Coats For Kids drive in N.C.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The regional law firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton teamed up with the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Salvation Army this winter in a community service project, "Coats for Kids" Firm...

Medmal reform bill surfaces at Legislature in N.C.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Medical malpractice reform is back this legislative session under a bill that would cap noneconomic damages and impose a sliding scale on attorney's fees. Senate Bill 72, filed Feb. 6 by Sen. Robert Pittenger of...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules gap-filling federal provisions to save vague arbitration clause.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Even though a purchase contract for two metal buildings was unclear on what events would trigger arbitration, its arbitration clause was still enforceable, the Court of Appeals has ruled. Gap-filling provisions...

N.C. Court of Appeals tosses land deal when husband signs without wife.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Although a Harnett County husband allegedly said he was acting as his wife's agent in a real estate deal, since she did not sign the sales contract it was not enforceable, the Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 6. The...

Undergraduates, high school students learn about the legal profession, law schools at conference.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Would college students and high school students of color consider the law as a career? What are the challenges and rewards of going to law school and becoming a lawyer? These questions will...

ABA program on Sustainable Development, Green Building Basics.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law section and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are co-sponsoring a teleconference and live-audio Webcast titled...

Study Confirms Speculation: Appraiser pressure has dramatically increased.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Richfield, Ohio - The 2007 October Research National Appraisal Survey confirms that the pressure on real estate appraisers to artificially inflate residential property values has dramatically...

N.C. construction conference set For Feb. 26-27.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The state construction office of the N.C. Department of Administration will present its 26th annual State Construction Conference Feb. 26-27 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. The event...

Tax law change in S.C. prompts more people to protect more land.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff A change in tax law is creating a rush among landowners to seek conservation easements for property before the extra break expires this year. Land trusts and national conservation...

Real estate brokers say high insurance costs stall S.C. coastal boom.(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The rapidly increasing cost of insurance is bringing the housing boom along South Carolina's coast to a halt, several real estate brokers told a House subcommittee studying ways to bring down the...

Residents angry about tax break for former S.C. golf course.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff One state lawmaker says letting the owners of a former golf course escape thousands of dollars in property taxes with a special agriculture assessment is an abuse of the law. "It's shameful...

N.C. rules leave few options for mole control.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff All Gordon Brown wants to do is whack a mole. Well, maybe not actually whack a mole -- although his wife did just that last summer when she accidentally unearthed one of the roughly...

Fines levied against two universities in N.C. over hazardous waste.(Winston-Salem State University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte )
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Two universities in North Carolina have been fined for violating state hazardous-waste laws, but the violations didn't result in injuries or environmental damage, officials said. ...

EPA asking for records in Durham's lead testing case.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Federal officials have asked to see records of water testing results from the City of Durham, where lead contamination levels are higher than allowed by law. State officials said Feb. 2 they...

Big increase proposed for Smokies, other parks for 100th birthday.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff National parks would get extra money next year to prepare for a big birthday bash -- their own. President Bush's 2008 budget, unveiled last week, would give the National Park Service its...

Residents want penalties against Coast Guard in dredging dispute.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Residents complaining about damage to their shoreline property want the U.S. Coast Guard to face stiffer penalties for illegal dredging in the guard's harbor. Federal agencies investigated...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: February 12, 2007.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Contract - Enforceability - Forum Selection Clause - FAA - Preemption Where the arbitration clause in the parties' contract failed to specify a method of appointment of...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: February 12, 2007.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Rights Public Employee - Undercover Officer - Sex Discrimination - Qualified Immunity A sheriff is entitled to summary judgment based on qualified immunity in a female former...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: February 12, 2007.(Pearson v. Hartford Comprehensive Employee Benefits Services Co.)
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Insurance ERISA - Labor & Employment - Employee Benefit Plan - Breach of Contract - Tort/Negligence - Preemption Where the plaintiff's claimed benefits originate from an...

U.S. District Court Western District Case Summaries: February 12, 2007.
February 12, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Discovery - Intellectual Property - Copyright Infringement - Dukes of Hazzard Film Where one of the defendants' defenses to the plaintiff's copyright infringement claim is...

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: February 19, 2007.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff E. William Kratt, Mary Ann Dalton and David Curtis Smith recently joined the downtown Raleigh firm of Herring McBennett & Mills, PLLC. Kratt, a 1987 Wake Forest law grad, is a board-certified...

NCBA section proposal seeks to limit role of non-attorneys in home closings.(North Carolina Bar Association)(Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act)
February 19, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Proposed legislation that would boost the role of attorneys in residential closings is being circulated among NCBA real property section members with an eye toward having it introduced at the General Assembly. A...

North Carolina State Bar proposal would limit use of business cards.
February 19, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton Some lawyers are complaining about a proposed State Bar ethics ruling that would limit use of the simplest form of advertising: the lowly business card. Proposed 2007 FEO 4 offers ethical guidance on several...

Family of DWI victim settles with Knightdale bar for $750,000.(driving while intoxicated)(Estate of James D. Warren Jr. v. Highbeams II, Inc.)
February 19, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The estate of a Wake County man killed in a roadside DWI accident has settled for $750,000 with the Knightdale bar that served the drunk driver. The case of Estate of James D. Warren Jr. v. Highbeams II, Inc....

New Mecklenburg Courthouse center of ceremonies.
February 19, 2007... Byline: Russell Rawlings Mecklenburg County's expansive new courthouse, which opened for business in January, was formally dedicated Feb. 9. The dedication ceremony and open house were conducted in a manner befitting the $148 million...

Chapter 45A. Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Sect. 45A-1. Short title. This Chapter shall be known as the Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act. Sect. 45A-2. Purpose. A residential real estate transaction is the...

Solicitation after seminar, gifts to clients and others, and distribution of business cards.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Proposed opinion provides guidance on miscellaneous issues relative to client seminars and solicitation, gifts to clients and others following referrals, distribution of business cards, and client...

North Carolina Legal Community Obituaries: February 19, 2007.(Peter W. Hairston)(Howard Alan Kramer)(Obituary)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Peter W. Hairston Judge Peter W. Hairston, 93, former Superior Court judge and member of the North Carolina General Assembly, died Feb. 4 at his ancestral home, Cooleemee Plantation, on the...

N.C. Industrial Comm. Case Summaries: February 19, 2007.(North Carolina)(Shoffner v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers Compensation Ex Parte Communications - Doctor's Opinions - Causation Where the defendant's letters to one of the plaintiff's treating physicians were prohibited ex parte...

NC Court of Appeals Unpublished Case Summaries: February 19, 2007.(North Carolina)(Green v. Branch Banking & Trust Co. )
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Banks & Banking Real Property - Mortgages - Unfair Trade Practices Claim - Creditworthiness Even though the defendant-bank's decision to lend the plaintiff money may have been ill...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: February 19, 2007.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Government Contractor Debtor - Bankruptcy Estate - Subcontractor Payments A bankruptcy court erred in directly paying to a subcontractor of debtor, a government contractor,...

U.S. District Court Eastern District Case Summaries: February 19, 2007.(Bouygues Telecom, S.A. v. Tekelec.)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Discovery - Depositions - Former Employees - Hearsay Where the deponents--former employees of the defendant--were not authorized to speak on behalf of the defendant at...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: $750,000 settlement against bar.(Estate of James D. Warren, Jr. v. Highbeams II, Inc.)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Negligence, Bar Liability Injuries Alleged: Fatality of James Warren, age 38, a resident of Wake County. At the time of his death, James was the father to three sons, Darrin,...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Confidential settlement for sexual touching during therapy.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Medical malpractice Injuries Alleged: Emotional distress and inappropriate sexual touching Name of Case: Confidential Court: Wake County Superior Court Case No.:...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Confidential settlement for Kernicterus from jaundice.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Medical malpractice Injuries Alleged: Kernicterus from newborn jaundice Name of Case: Confidential Court: Confidential Case No.: Confidential Tried Before:...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: $240,000 settlement for reckless driving in neighborhood.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Personal Injury Injuries Alleged: Subtle Rotator Cuff Tear - Shoulder and Meniscus Tear - Knee Name of Case Confidential Court: Wake County Case No.: None ...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: $5.9M settlement for brain injury in pool accident.(Evert, et al. v. Lake Toxaway Country Club, Inc.)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief Statement of the Claim: The 4-year-old plaintiff attended a day camp run by defendant Lake Toxaway Country Club, Inc. and, along with eight other children, was taken to the Lake Toxaway...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Pregnant mom in wreck settles for $1.1M.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Commercial vehicle wreck Injuries Alleged: The plaintiff was approximately three months pregnant at time of accident, and she lost her baby. She sustained a brain injury,...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Minor gets $100,000 after false imprisonment.
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Brief statement of claim: False imprisonment and assault and battery action involving a 17-year-old female versus a major retail department store. The nature of the claim was wrongful stop of the...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: $933,000 settlement for wrongful death from mismedication.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Medical malpractice Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death and personal injury Name of Case: Confidential by settlement agreement Court: Confidential Case No.:...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Veiled pierced in nursing home neglect $5.4M settlement.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Nursing home neglect, medical negligence, ordinary corporate negligence, punitive damages, pierce the veil Injuries Alleged: Wrongful death from bowel impaction Name of...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Wreck led to psychogenic injuries.(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Motor vehicle negligence and Worker's Compensation Injuries Alleged: L5-S1 pars defect; 25 percent permanent back disability; closed rib fracture; psychiatric adjustment...

Verdicts & Settlements February 19, 2007: Brain injury case results in $705K settlement.(John E. Freedom v. Swift Transportation Company, Co., Inc. and James E. Johnston)(Brief article)
February 19, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Type of Action: Personal injury Injuries Alleged: Traumatic brain injury, injury to shoulders, neck and back. Name of Case: John E. Freedom v. Swift Transportation Company, Co., Inc. and...

Appeals Court rules nursing home must turn over incident reports.(Hayes v. Premier Living, Inc.)
February 26, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A Lake Waccamaw nursing home must turn over three incident reports related to the alleged wrongful death of a former patient, the Appeals Court ruled Feb. 20. The appeals panel rejected arguments that the...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules settlement triggered legal malpractice limitations period.(Ramboot Inc. v. Lucas)
February 26, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton The statute of limitations on a couple's malpractice claim against their former lawyer began running when they signed a settlement agreement at mediation -- not 22 days later when their lawsuit was formally...

Insurer gets credit for $2,000 med pay when calculating UIM benefits, rules N.C. Court of Appeals.(Kessler v. Shimp)(underinsured motorist insurance)
February 26, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton An insurer whose policy said underinsured motorist benefits "shall not duplicate" any payments under the med pay provisions could set off the $2,000 it gave to the plaintiff for medical bills when calculating the UIM...

Attorneys Title's Raleigh branch names manager, adds to staff.(Attorneys Title Insurance Fund Inc. appoints D. Donovan Merritt and Maureen P. Miller)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Title, a division of United General Title Insurance Company, has recruited real estate attorney D. Donovan Merritt to serve as its Raleigh branch manager and title counsel. Also,...

Wreck on icy road did not entitle motorist to sudden emergency defense, rules N.C. Court of Appeals.(Sobczak v. Vorholt)
February 26, 2007... Byline: Michael Dayton A motorist who slid across a snowy Orange County road, hitting and flipping another car, was not entitled to an instruction on sudden emergency, the Court of Appeals has ruled. The motorist said he saw snow on...

North Carolina Legal Obituaries: February 26, 2007.(Shelby E. Horton Jr.)(Francis W. Young)(Obituary)(Brief article)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Shelby E. Horton Jr. Shelby E. Horton Jr., 89, of Asheville, died Feb. 11. Born in Yancey County, after receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, he spent...

N.C. Court of Appeals Case Summaries: February 26, 2007.(Evangelistic Outreach Center v. General Steel Corp.)(Ramboot Inc. v. Lucas)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Arbitration Contract - Two- Sided Form - One-Page Fax - Civil Practice - Personal Jurisdiction Even though the defendant filed an affidavit by its customer service manager that he had...

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit Case Summaries: February 26, 2007.(Hussain v. Gonzales)(U.S. v. Kimbrough)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Immigration - Reentry Documents - BIA Remand Denied A native of Pakistan who allegedly did not have valid reentry documents and who was ordered to appear before immigration...

U.S. District Court Middle District Case Summaries: February 26, 2007.(United Plastics Corp. v. Terra Technologies, Inc.)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil Practice Personal Jurisdiction - Intellectual Property - Patent - Cease & Desist Letter Where the Georgia defendant's only contact with North Carolina was to send the N.C....

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: February 26, 2007.
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Janet I. Pueschel, an attorney concentrating in employment law and estate planning, has joined the Raleigh firm of Hollowell Law Offices, P.A. Pueschel practiced in her own firm for 10 years...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
February 26, 2007... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: The [Jan. 15 issue] of N.C. Lawyers Weekly posted an article regarding the merger of Maupin Taylor, P.A. The first sentence referred to Maupin Taylor as "North Carolina's...