Whether enacted individually or collectively, these measures would introduce new limits on association authority, create a state-level complaint process, and restrict HOA’s ability to regulate certain residential uses. Below is…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
At the time of contracting, few people are thinking of why or how the contract might be breached and what happens if so. However, a forum or arbitration selection clause may pre-determine your outcome regardless of who was at…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws
The plan made sense. Under North Carolina law, property held by a married couple as tenants by the entirety is protected from the individual debts of either spouse. As joint tenants before the marriage, Albrecht’s half-interest…
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/ Bankruptcy, Real Estate - Residential
Commercial property insurance is supposed to be the safety net that keeps your business afloat after a catastrophic event. But insurance companies write the policies, control the claims process, and employ teams of adjusters,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Real Estate - Commercial
State lawmakers returned to Raleigh last week to kick off the 2026 Short Session, the final regular session in the 2025-26 biennium. On paper, the North Carolina House and Senate rosters remain unchanged from last year’s Long…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Taxation
The role of Trustee is multifaceted. A Trustee acts as an administrative professional, tax preparer, asset manager, trusted family advisor, banker, and sometimes family referee – all at once. Even for “simple” trusts,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation
On March 10, 2026, a federal prosecutor with thirty years of experience stood before a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and announced his resignation…
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/ Bankruptcy, Professional Malpractice, Science, Computers, & Technology
Many property owners in the Palmetto State rely on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for protection against flood damage. However, NFIP policies contain numerous provisions that can surprise policyholders when they…
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/ Insurance, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for business owners. It is a present reality. Businesses across every industry in North Carolina and beyond are deploying AI tools for customer service, data analysis,…
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/ Insurance, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Most farmers did not get into farming because they dreamed of sitting across a table from an attorney. They got into farming because they love the land, because their families have worked it for generations, or because they are…
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/ Agriculture, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
If you make asset-based loans secured by accounts receivable, you need to understand what happens when your borrower files bankruptcy and wants to spend the money you thought was yours. A recent federal court decision from Texas…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
Consider the numbers: an orthopedic specialist sidelined at age 42 by a degenerative spinal condition could forfeit millions in earnings. A cardiologist who suffers a stroke at 55 may not return to the operating room, losing…
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/ Insurance
The shrapnel flew fast and far, and some fragments wound both sides. Which is why a subsequent federal ruling, Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc. out of Michigan, matters. It did not defuse the original bomb, and it did not neutralize…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
A New York federal court recently issued the first ruling to directly address whether conversations with public AI chatbots can be protected by attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine. The answer was clear: they…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Family Law, Privacy
Bringing the conversation to the legal field, a New York federal court just issued the first ruling to tackle head-on whether conversations with a public AI chatbot can be protected by attorney–client privilege or the work…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
