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Gov. Roy Cooper Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service, Announces New Help for Unemployed

Written By X. Lightfoot and Devon D. Williams

Today, March 17, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced a new Executive Order ("EO") to close all restaurants and bars to dine-in customers.  The EO still allows those businesses to continue operations through takeout a…

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HOA Boards and the Coronavirus

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

We are seeing the emails already. "We have a Board Meeting and need to award the contract for the pool, but we shouldn’t be in the same room. How do we do this?" "We have a Membership meeting scheduled for April bu…

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Contagion: Practical Advice for NC Employers in the Face of Coronavirus Disease

Written By Grant B. Osborne

The world seems to have shifted beneath our feet – to have become alien and dangerous. That's no doubt true, but we've been here before. More than 100 years ago, soon after the end of World War I, we encountered the…

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EPA Can Help You Keep It Clean in a World with COVID-19

Written By Amy P. Wang

Virus-killing myths, like gargling salt water, are floating around as fast as toilet paper has flown off the grocery store shelves.  When those shelves are restocked, what is effective for cleaning surfaces in reside…

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Federal Regulators Urge Banks to Work with Borrowers Affected by the Coronavirus

Written By Lance P. Martin and Thomas C. Wolff

In the last week, COVID-19 has upended the normal routines of daily life in America.  While the health and safety of all Americans is the paramount concern, the economic impact is a reality that cannot be ignored. On…

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When a Condominium Falls Down

Written By Samuel B. Franck and Kristin D. Mitcham

Buildings do not last forever.  Eventually, gravity and time will prevail over concrete, steel, wood, and glass.  The risks associated with that life span are captured well in transactions related to single-fami…

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