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[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...

When out-of-state attorneys associate us as Local Civil Rule 83.1 Counsel here in the EDNC, our job is to make them look great. We want our out-of-state co-counsel to quickly become completely comfortable with all of the EDNC local rules, preferences, and practices.  So, the day we are hire...

You need to appear for your client in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (the “EDNC”), but you have not been admitted generally to the EDNC, nor can you, because you are not a member of the North Carolina State Bar. How to appear “pro hac vice” in...

Need to appear in the EDNC but not an NC State Bar Member? Someone may have sued your client in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (the “EDNC”), or your client may need to file a case in the EDNC. Either way, the clock is ticking; your deadline to respond ...

Laura Riddick Wake County Register of Deeds This week, Wake County Clerk of Court Lorrin Freeman and Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick both gave presentations at the same meeting of the Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association. They each gave a short talk about their respectiv...

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Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut v. Triple S Marketing Group, No. COA10-862, unpublished (N.C. App. Jul. 19, 2011) In this recent unpublished opinion, in a business litigation collections case, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held, “North Carolina's supplemental proceedings statut...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...

A person (including a business entity) can acquire title to property not just through a deed or under a will, but also through adverse possession. Adverse possession means possessing another's property under certain conditions for a certain period of time. As a result, two things happen. The titl...

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...

Eminent Domain: Condemnor had to provide a deposit for the taking. Eminent Domain: Condemnor's Deposit and Your Answer What the condemnor has to do to take your property Public condemnors are governmental entities with the power of eminent domain, the power to take private property fo...