On August 23, 2013, Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 857 which authorizes state, local and municipal governments to utilize design build and public private partnership construction delivery methods on public construction projects. The design-build method utilizes a single contract between…
As the construction industry adjusts to the new process involving lien agents, it is predictable that oddities and quirks will arise. One which has been prevalent but not overwhelming is the spate of requests for Subordination Agreements to be signed. …
It may be every landlord’s worst fear. They decide to finally splurge and repaint a stairway, but unbeknownst to them the paint they choose gets very slick after a rain and someone falls, injuring…
With the passage of North Carolina Session Law 2013-159 and the governor’s signature of the bill, jurisdictional limits for the various levels of the state court system changed significantly. Small claims court now can now tackle matters up to $10,000.00. …
Hannah Sheridan Loughridge & Cochran is in the process of domesticating several foreign judgments (i.e., out of state judgments) to the North Carolina courts on behalf of our clients. 47 states have enacted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. While…
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently upheld a ruling that a property owner was required to pay homeowners association road expenses under a theory of implied contract, even though the property owner was not a member of the association. Read…