Business contracts often include choice of law and forum selection clauses which many consider boilerplate. If the contract breaks down and litigation begins, these terms become very important in determining where the lawsuit will be tried and which state's laws…
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), in a unanimous opinion which was also the first opinion authored by the newest judge on the Court – Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, upheld lower courts’ decisions that certain businesses are not…
Changes Coming to Credit Reporting Beginning July 1, 2017, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian plan to stop collecting and reporting information related to civil judgments and tax lien information. The change, which will affect millions of American consumers and their…
Politics and economics create interesting conundrums – this is not a news flash. The Triangle Business Journal points this out in an article on the new Atlantic Coast Pipeline which is about to wind its way north to south across…
THINKING ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS As a law firm which works with start-ups, we are excited to hear that the Triangle area of North Carolina continues to be a leader on so many “best of” lists. Today, WRAL Tech Wire…
Who is worth more to your business? A) Employee who sits at his/her desk for 8 hours per day and generates $800 in profit per day. B) Employee who works 4 hours per day at the office, the rest at…
On April 4, 2017, Senate Bill 602 was filed, proposing massive changes to the lien agent statutes of North Carolina. The purported purpose of the revisions was to provide for the cancellation of a Notice to Lien Agent by the…
The headline may have you thinking that this will be a political piece. We hope not. However, as we enter the last month of the first quarter of 2017, it seemed a good time to look at the numbers for…
Buncombe County is the latest to broadcast its plans to utilize a landfill site for purposes of a solar energy farm. To lessen the economic impact of such a project, the County says that, although it will make an initial…
Recently, Judge Marion Warren, the Director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, addressed a civic group providing an overview of the North Carolina Court System and a preview of a much-anticipated report from the Chief Justices Commission…
In the closing days of 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed several bills during emergency legislative sessions. One such bill created a new court procedure whereby a petitioner may now move a case before the entire Court of Appeals. …
Google Fiber’s communal work space, Fiber Space Raleigh, opened its doors on February 3, 2017. Located in the famed 518 West location, off Glenwood Avenue, the space is designed to showcase Google Fiber’s superfast Gigabit internet and TV, which is…
Ground was broken in December on a nearly $100m facility in Warsaw, North Carolina which will utilize swine waste and other byproducts to generate natural gas. The process, known as Carbon Cycle Energy, will pump the methane gas to Duke…
Those reading the headline may anticipate a political commentary, but we will leave that for those invested in politics. For our business clients, the new guidelines issued by the North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) have immediate impact for businesses…
Raleigh regularly represents one of the fastest growing cities in the country. The growth brings both good (improved parks, better music events, etc.) and bad (traffic, longer cashier lines, etc.) to those of us that have live here for years. …