North Carolina Lawyers Weekly articles from October 2008

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly archives from October 2008

North Carolina Lawyers in the News: October 6, 2008.
October 6, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney Gerard M. Chapman made a presentation called "It's Broken. Why can't it be fixed?" as part of an immigration and refugee forum on Oct. 5. Sponsored by Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the...

Gift that keeps giving: $1M challenge grant to establish legal clinic in downtown Raleigh.
October 6, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger When Campbell University's board of trustees voted one year ago to move its law school from Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh, Melissa Essary said it would open the door to a host of new opportunities for the school's...

S.C. Industrial Commission rules outsourcing arrangement did not cover truck helper.
October 6, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger A Charlotte employment services agency that helped to staff a High Point furniture delivery company could not be held liable for the death benefits of a truck helper who was killed in a June 1999 accident, the...

New Indigent Defense Services leader in N.C. to focus on efficiency, quality.
October 6, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger David Rudolf remembers teaching Tom Maher in his prisoners' rights class at UNC law school. Rudolf would present problems that were designed to take students 50 minutes to solve; for Maher, it usually took 10. "I...

Married with law schools: wedded law professors pitch 2-for-1employment deal in academia.(North Carolina)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Diana Smith "I do" is taking on a double meaning for married law professors and their employers these days. Wedded couples who teach law are vowing to spend not only their personal lives under the same roof, but also their...

'Real Estate Day' scheduled for Oct. 21 in Raleigh.
October 6, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Smith Moore Leatherwood and partner Ted Edwards are co-sponsoring the first annual African American Real Estate Professionals of North Carolina "Real Estate Day" symposium on Oct. 21. The event...

Law firm of K&L Gates greens up its recruiting efforts.(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The law firm of K&L Gates has changed its recruiting strategies in an effort to support green business practices. Rather than using glossy brochures and logo merchandise to attract recruits,...

N.C. Lawyers in the News: October 13, 2008.
October 13, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Gov. Mike Easley recently selected Raleigh lawyer Stephen T. Smith to lead the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. He is replacing David Moreau, who is stepping down from the...

Attorney E. Murray Tate Jr. of Hickory dies at 83.(Obituary)(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... Byline: N.C. Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorney E. Murray Tate Jr. of Hickory died Sept. 27. He was 83. Born July 6, 1925, Tate was the son of the late E. Murray Tate Sr. and Addie Quinn Tate. He attended George Washington University, the...

Carrying on the legacy: N.C. attorney Joseph Blount Cheshire V.
October 13, 2008... Byline: Diana Smith Joe Cheshire is the fifth in a family of lawyers whose work has been entwined in the state's legal, religious and civil rights histories Joseph Blount Cheshire V has a lot of shoes to fill. Five pairs, to be exact....

N.C. Court of Appeals rules DWI statute didn't violate due process rights.(driving while intoxicated)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger The Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of a DWI statute that states that "the results of a chemical analysis shall be deemed sufficient evidence to prove a person's alcohol concentration." Despite...

N.C. Law Examiners recognizes service on candidate committee.
October 13, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The N.C. Board of Law Examiners has issued its formal resolution of appreciation to the lawyers and lay people who served on the Bar candidate committee for the July 2008 exam. The board is...

N.C. Supreme Court to decide extent of Medicaid lien.
October 13, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger The state Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that will determine whether the state can place a lien on a Medicaid beneficiary's entire medmal settlement, including the amount unrelated to medical...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules Satisfied Rule 68 judgment vacates later lawsuit.
October 13, 2008... Byline: N.C. Lawyers Weekly Staff An Oct. 7 Court of Appeals ruling might lead litigants to think twice before making or accepting offers of judgment in cases that involve multiple tort-feasors. An appeals panel issued the...

Verdicts & Settlements October 13, 2008: Motor vehicle negligence suit results in $125K settlement.
October 13, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The injured plaintiff was fully stopped in her Toyota Matrix when it was suddenly rear-ended by a bus, which was estimated to be traveling at 5 mph at the time of the accident, the plaintiff...

Verdicts and Settlements October 20, 2008: Estate of worker who fell from truck alleged negligence.
October 20, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The decedent, a 35-year-old male, made deliveries on behalf of his employer. The truck in which he was riding was owned by another company and leased to the decedent's employer. The decedent...

N.C. Lawyers in the News: October 20, 2008.(North Carolina)
October 20, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff Smith Moore Leatherwood attorney Sidney S. Eagles is the recipient of the 2008 Joseph Branch Professionalism Award, presented annually by the Wake County Bar Association. Eagles is a former chief...

N.C. Supreme Court removes judge from office.(Mark H. Badgett of North Carolina Supreme Court)
October 20, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger Because of his treatment of a defendant at a February 2005 domestic violence hearing, and his alleged attempts to cover it up, a District Court judge has lost his seat on the bench. In an Oct. 10 order, the state...

N.C. judicial candidate Suzanne Reynolds is hitting the trail.(North Carolina)
October 20, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger Suzanne Reynolds admits she has enjoyed running a statewide race more than she thought she would considering all of the unique challenges that judicial candidates face. She said the experience has shown her the...

N.C. Supreme Court allows obstruction claim against hospital to stand.(North Carolina, obstruction of justice)
October 20, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger Through a per curiam decision, the state Supreme Court will allow a plaintiff to sue a hospital for failing to produce X-rays that were needed to launch a medical malpractice lawsuit. Grant v. High Point Regional...

N.C. 2008 Judicial Voter Guide.(North Carolina)
October 20, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff SUPREME COURT EDMUNDS SEAT Robert H. Edmunds Jr. Residence: Greensboro Occupation: Associate Justice, Supreme Court Law school: North Carolina (J.D.), Virginia (L.L.M.) Web...

Verdicts & Settlements October 20, 2008: Head-on collision settles for $3.8M.
October 20, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff is a 30-year-old woman. She was traveling home from the beach with her fiance when the defendant crossed the center line and hit them head on, the plaintiff alleged. The...

Verdicts & Settlements October 20, 2008: Patient resolves claim involving loss of intestines.
October 20, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, a 37-year-old undocumented immigrant, went to the emergency department of the defendant-hospital complaining of 10/10 abdominal pain. The first emergency department doctor who...

N.C. Lawyers in the News: October 27, 2008.
October 27, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff McGuire, Wood & Bissette attorney Chris Lyman recently obtained his general contractor's license from the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors. The licensing process involves the...

Economic crossroads: N.C. lawyers wonder where shaky economy will lead their practices.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Diana Smith As markets take historic plunges and talk of recession becomes a daily occurrence, leaders of North Carolina law firms are wondering how the country's ongoing economic crisis will help or hinder their practices. "I...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules review of DHHS decisions allows for independent fact-finding.(Department of Health and Human Services)
October 27, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger A Mecklenburg County court used the right standard of review when it reversed a DHHS decision and awarded full Medicaid coverage for emergency mental health treatment to a woman who was a "non-qualified alien," the...

Disconnect about phone oaths in N.C. cleared up.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger The secretary of state's office has issued an opinion that should clarify whether court reporters can give oaths to deponents over the telephone. The opinion, issued by Deputy Secretary Haley Haynes in September,...

N.C. Supreme Court to review judicial election process.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger The state Supreme Court granted discretionary review in four cases Oct. 9, including one case that will decide whether the constitutional principle of "one person one vote" extends to the state's judicial elections....

Raleigh lawyer sworn in as new N.C. State Bar president.(John B. McMillan)(Brief article)
October 27, 2008... Byline: N.C. Lawyers Weekly Staff One of the state's top lobbyists has been sworn in as president of the N.C. State Bar. Raleigh lawyer John B. McMillan took the oath of office Oct. 23 during a ceremony at the new downtown convention...

N.C. Court of Appeals rules midnight filing gives federal suit priority.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Guy Loranger During settlement negotiations, two companies involved in a contract dispute agreed not to sue each other before Jan. 24, 2007. When the talks ultimately broke down, it became a sprint to the courthouse and the...

Verdicts & Settlements October 27, 2008: Passenger in car wreck receives arbitration award.
October 27, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff, a 28-year-old single male, was injured as a passenger when the driver of his vehicle took evasive action to avoid a head-on collision. The plaintiff was admitted to the...

Verdicts & Settlements October 27, 2008: Woman injured in bus collision settles for $3.5 million.
October 27, 2008... Byline: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff The plaintiff was a 22-year-old single female passenger in an auto that was struck almost head-on by a commercial bus on Oct. 18, 2006. The plaintiff was transported to the hospital at Chapel...