The Basics of Pass-Thru Entities
Some businesses must pay income taxes. Some need not. Some businesses must file annual federal…
Performing a “Commercially Useful Function”: Material Supplier Fined Nearly $5,000,000 under False Claims Act
Since 1983, federal statutory provisions have required that 10% of funds authorized for highway and…
Non-Compete Agreements Need to Be Carefully Drafted!
Non-Compete clauses have been an important tool in business practice for many years, used primarily…
Key Concepts for Litigation
While sitting in a complex mediation recently, key words on which attorneys and clients alike…
KEY PROVISIONS IN A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Contracts can be created with a simple conversation of a verbal offer an acceptance between…
Legislature Looking at Lien Law … Again
Have you ever started the lien process only to discover that the entity for which…
LIEN LAW REVIEW: HOW ARE THE REVISIONS WORKING?
In 2012, the North Carolina General Assembly passed significant changes to Chapter 44A of the…
LITTLE MILLER ACT: PAYMENT BOND CLAIMS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Projects funded by North Carolinians’ tax dollars are not subject to mechanic’s liens, so the…
Living Through a Home Renovation
A home renovation opens up new opportunities to update and enjoy your house. You are…
North Carolina Mechanic’s Liens and Payment Bonds
Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran’s attorneys enjoy extensive experience associated with filing mechanic’s lien claims, demanding…