In most cases, a party to a lawsuit unhappy with a ruling cannot appeal that decision until the lawsuit is completely done. The general rule is that only “final orders” can be appealed – meaning there is nothing the trial...more
In a recent decision touching on many interesting issues, North Carolina’s Court of Appeals effectively determined that, in all but the most obvious cases, expert testimony is required to establish a failure to perform...more
2/7/2022
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As too many judgment creditors know (or sometimes quickly learn), a judgment is often not worth much more than the paper on which it is printed. One important exception, however, is when the judgment debtor owns real...more
As too many plaintiffs know, getting a judgment is often only the beginning of the process. It can sometimes take longer and require far more effort to collect on the judgment than it does to get a judge to enter it. Often,...more