Aggressive does not mean Obnoxious Everyone wants an aggressive attorney. But a lot of folks who are not lawyers think that means having a lawyer who is rude to the other side or the other lawyer. They think aggressive means obnoxious. This is nonsense. An aggressive attorney is one who advances ...
“Special Delivery!” Proving Service of Process Filing an Affidavit of Service of Process for Designated Delivery Services such as UPS or FedEX. You may have read our previous posts on serving process through “designated delivery service” and the presumption of proper service on a corporation...
Effective November 18, 2015, then Wake County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Donald W. Stephens and Wake County Trial Court Administrator Kellie Z. Myers adopted new Wake County Local Rules for Civil Cases here in the 10th Judicial District. New Provisions in the Wake County Local R...
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9pgH_Mi3IU4[/youtube] North Carolina Eminent Domain Takings of Business Property are on the Rise Despite the current bad economy nationally, North Carolina continues to grow, requiring more and more public projects. As a result, North Carolina condemnations and property a...
Kristen Fetter appointed as New Wake County Trial Court Administrator New Wake County Trial Court Administrator Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Donald W. Stephens recently appointed Kristen Fetter as the new Trial Court Administrator for the 10th Judicial District of North Carolina (the “...
Will new enforceable attorneys' fees provisions in business contracts put more money at stake in your business dispute? Attorneys' Fees in Business Contracts: New Statute Makes Attorneys' Fees Provisions in Business Contracts Enforceable In North Carolina, the general rule is that a prevaili...
Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut v. Triple S Marketing Group, No. COA10-862, unpublished (N.C. App. Jul. 19, 2011) In this recent unpublished opinion, in a business litigation collections case, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held, “North Carolina's supplemental proceedings statut...
What is your business entity defendant's real name? Correctly naming business entity defendants in business litigation complaint appears to be obvious as people and businesses frequently have disputes with other businesses. Often, that means you or your business may have to file suit against...
Dougherty Equipment Co., Inc. v. M.C. Precast Concrete, Inc., ___ N.C. App. ____, NO. COA10-646 (N.C. App. Jun. 7, 2011) Service of Process by FedEx delivery to Corporate Defendant's Receptionist In a previous post, we examined the current law on Serving a lawsuit with UPS or FedEx?. Update!...
Henry James Bar-Be-Que, Inc. v. Gilmore, 2011 WL 1238180, No. COA 10-729 (April 5, 2011) This is an unpublished opinion in a case that arose out of the breach of a sublease of a “sports restaurant” in Greensboro. The North Carolina Court of Appeals decision addressed two main arguments, one proc...
UPDATE! – New Wake County Trial Court Administrator: Effective September 1, 2011, Wake County has a newly appointed Trial Court Administrator. To learn more, you should click here. PLUS, the new Wake County Local Rules, effective January 7, 2013, are here. Sign Up Now for Future, Complimentary E...
Update!: Once you have read about what specific “designated delivery services” can be used in North Carolina, you might want to download our Free Word Form Affidavit of Service by Designated Delivery Service. To download it now, you should click here. Problems Serving Defendants in Business L...
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