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In my research for this blog, I recently found a June 2006 presentation on section 75-1.1 by Judges Al Diaz and John Jolly. This presentation occurred when Judge Diaz and Judge Jolly were serving together on the North Carolina Business Court — that...

The complexity and importance of the risk-reward dynamic elevates significantly in the context of class actions. Once a class is certified, the risk assessment of inside and outside counsel focuses on the size of the class......

On April 22, 2014, a Dallas jury awarded almost $3 million to a Texas family in a nuisance case referred to in media headlines as the first-of-its-kind “fracking” case. Parr v. Aruba Petroleum, Inc., No. 11-01650-E (County Ct. at Law No. 5, Dallas...

On May 21, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that a private cause of action under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)1, may be pursued only against persons acting under “color of law.” Perez v. Zagami, LLC (A-36-12)...

Although it may seem straightforward to request a new employee fill out the required Form I-9 to verify work eligibility, it actually requires a light touch. Employers must request enough information to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control...

A former goliath of the non-prime lending market, Aurora Loan Services, LLC (“ALS”), recently resolved a class-action lawsuit alleging that it fraudulently induced distressed California borrowers to enter into purported “workout” agreements to...

Several defense attorneys in Maine were hoping a boycott of all sexual assault cases would persuade the state to raise its hourly rate for court-appointed lawyers in all criminal cases from $50 to $70.

Born on December 13, 1999, Taylor Swift touts the number 13 as her lucky number. The second sentence on her Website is “I love the number 13.” This love is often memorialized by a henna tattoo on her hand (see below). Taylor Swift tries to sit in...

Amazon is a one-stop portal for buying almost anything on the Internet, but you should be wary of using it to buy drugs. Despite the questions about legality, Amazon still hosts sellers which offer products which are unavailable without a prescription, or may be barred by the FDA. So......

Scott & Scott, LLP attorney, Keli Johnson Swan, covers three possible scenarios involving independent contractors that have different licensing implications in Autodesk audits....
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