North Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from March 2002

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from March 2002

N.C. Court of Appeals rules mom's unstable job record did not block custody rights.
March 4, 2002... Byline: Ertel Berry Even though a Johnston County mom had an erratic job history and frequent babysitting problems -- and drank and swore around her son -- that didn't justify giving custody to her husband after they separated, the Appeals...

U.S. Eastern District rules service effective despite unsigned mail receipt.
March 11, 2002... Byline: Michael Dayton Even though a defendant did not sign the return receipt attached to a summons and complaint, service by certified mail was still effective, a U.S. Eastern District judge has ruled in a Feb. 22 order. "Apparently,...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules restrictive covenant change did not bar modular home.
March 18, 2002... Byline: Ertel Berry A Wilkes County couple could put a modular home on their lot even though it violated restrictive covenants that were recorded before it was installed, the Appeals Court has ruled. The couple had a vested right to...

N.C. Supreme Court rules disclaimers now required in TV ad dramatizations.
March 18, 2002... Byline: Michael Dayton New limits on dramatizations in lawyer advertising have been approved by the state Supreme Court. In a March 6 order, the high court signed off on an amendment to ethics rule 7.1. It requires lawyers who use...

Commentary: ask the risk man.(disbarment of F. Lee Bailey )(North Carolina)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Jay Reeves Looking back on the past 12 months F. Lee Bailey was disbarred, the inventor of the Slim Jim died at age 89, and the UNC Tar Heels lost 20 games in basketball. Brave new world, indeed. Ponder at your leisure...

N.C. Appeals Court denies dump that met zoning laws on 'harmony' grounds.
March 25, 2002... Byline: Ertel Berry Even though a proposed stump dump in Nash County met agricultural zoning rules, evidence that it was out of harmony with new homebuilding in the area was grounds to deny a special use permit, the Appeals Court held...