North Carolina Lawyers Weekly: Home

NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA LAWYERS WEEKLY
Act now: Time is running out for meeting '09 CLE quota
T-minus 21 days and counting. That's how much time North Carolina attorneys have left to complete their CLE hours and report them to the State Bar in order to avoid penalty fees.

Subscribers: Click here for the story Subscriber Only Content
Non-subscribers: Try us out and get this story now!
Discuss this on the Lawyers Weekly Online Forum

LEGAL NEWS FROM ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA (02/09/10)

·	Taylor gets his shot at release (Raleigh News & Observer)
·	DA's office, judgeships in play (The Charlotte Observer)
·	NC sheriff on trial for influencing DWI arrest (The Associated Press)
·	Parents sue in player's death (Raleigh News & Observer)
·	K&L Gates takes 2 partners from Parker Poe (Triangle Business Journal)
·	Lawsuits accuse The Coastal Companies of misrepresentation, racketeering (Wilmington Star-News)

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
Architecture firm, subcontractors dispute cause of ductwork problems
A professional negligence dispute between architects who designed the Charlotte Bobcats Arena and the subcontractors who installed its HVAC ductwork system boiled down to a simple question: Was the mistake in the game plan or the execution?

Click here for the Full Story - FREE

2010 Legal Products and Services Directory

Click here to view the directory.

Free Full-Text Decisions

Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
(including unpublished)
4th Circuit
Other N.C. Courts
Other Jurisdictions

FAX OPINION SERVICE

You may also purchase opinions from our fax opinion service. Click Here.

Best Law Firm Web Site
Here are the results from Lawyers Weekly's annual contest. Congratulations to the winners.

Click here.

IMPORTANT OPINIONS
Full summaries from
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Workers' Compensation - Written & Actual Notice - Reasonable Excuse - Prejudice to Employer - Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law Subscriber Only Content

Schools & School Boards - Constitutional - Due Process - Long- Term Suspensions - Civil Rights Subscriber Only Content

Workers' Compensation - Prior Awards - Clincher Agreements - Credit Request - Denied - Disability Subscriber Only Content

Trusts & Estates - Constitutional - Declaration of Rights - Rule Against Perpetuities - G.S. Sect. 41-23 - Alienability Subscriber Only Content

Tort/Negligence - Summary Judgment - Admissible Evidence - Witness Testifying as to Speed of Vehicle Subscriber Only Content

Tort/Negligence - Wrongful Death - Negligence - Public Duty Doctrine - Governmental Immunity Subscriber Only Content

Real Property - Zoning - Mootness - Standing - Scope of Certiorari Review - Rule 60 Motion Subscriber Only Content

Domestic Relations - Prenuptial Agreement - Special Proceeding - Real Property - Partition - Husband's Family Property - Entireties Property - Resulting Trust Subscriber Only Content

SPECIAL FEATURES

Top Verdicts and Settlements

To view this special section in pdf format
Click here

In-House Leaders
In The Law 2009

Read all about our latest event in our special publication featuring In-House Leaders In The Law award winners.
Click here for a pdf

Medical Malpractice Litigation Statistics

A review of medical malpractice verdicts and settlements that have been reported in North Carolina over the last decade.
Click here

Largest Law Firms

Lawyers Weekly's annual survey of the largest law firms in North Carolina includes data on practice areas, salaries, and more.
Click here for a pdf

Carolina Paralegal News

Read the most recent edition of our newest publication, the Carolina Paralegal News.
Click here.

Collection of Past Special Features Subscriber Only Content

Need a copy of a full-text opinion?

Free Opinions are available for NC Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and 4th Circuit on the Court Opinions section of Lawyers Weekly's website and on the Court's websites.
Opinions from other courts can be ordered by phone and faxed or mailed to you. Please call 1-800-876-5297 or 919-829-9333 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. After hours, select ext. 19 and follow the instructions.

You will need to have the Lawyers Weekly Number of the case you are ordering. Click here if you need the Lawyers Weekly Number for an opinion. Faxed and mailed opinions cost $1.50 per page plus $4 handling fee per order. For overnight delivery, standard afternoon, add $25. Prompt fax service weekdays during working hours. Night orders filled next day -- weekend orders filled next working day.

User Agreement For Subscriber-Only Online Benefits | Help | Our Privacy Policy
Send any questions or comments to comments@lawyersweekly.com

Subscriber Services: 1-800-451-9998 Technical Support: 1-800-451-9998
© Copyright 2010 Lawyers Weekly, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Lawyers Weekly does not use spyware; however, we link to a number of other sites and do not take responsibility for any spyware they may use.