Articles

Stay in Your Lane: Defining the Scope of an IPR Deposition

Written By Payton R. Collier

The regulations governing discovery in an inter partes review ("IPR") proceeding do not provide for the same methods of discovery available in a patent infringement lawsuit. As such, when opportunities for discovery prese…

Yours, Mine, and Ours: Estate Planning for Blended Families

Written By Virginia S. Carter and Eldridge D. Dodson

According to recent statistics, four out of every ten families are blended families.  As you might expect, estate planning for blended families is often complicated.  Proper planning requires not only careful fi…

What Do You Mean I Can’t Place the List of Delinquent Homeowners on the Clubhouse Door? Community Association Pitfalls: State and Federal Collection Laws

Written By Thomas C. Wolff

Whether you are a board member or a property manager for a community association ("Association"), you have probably dealt with owners that fail to pay their assessments, and whose accounts need to be referred for collectio…

Media Mention: Will Oden Discusses 'Working with Vaccines' with the Wilmington Business Journal

A thorny legal topic for employers centers on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. It's an issue our labor and employment attorneys have discussed time and time again with several news outlets. Recently, the Wilmington Busin…

To Encourage Landlords to Work with Struggling Tenants, Congress Removes a Powerful Weapon Wielded by Bankruptcy Trustees

Written By Daniel A. Brader

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many tenants have seen their revenues plummet or disappear entirely as a result of state and local regulations on whether they could operate, when, and at what capacity.  Many comme…

Congress Extends Higher Debt Ceiling for Small Business Bankruptcies

Written By Lance P. Martin

We previously informed you that if you are a small business that needed to file bankruptcy to save your company, then you may be able to take advantage of Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The new s…