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SCOTUS Action Clears the Path for Same-Sex Marriage — North Carolina Couples Should Prepare Now

This week the Supreme Court of the United States denied review of seven petitions from five different states in which state bans on same-sex marriage were invalidated.  One of those appeals arose from the United State…

Making The Hunter The Hunted: North Carolina Gives Business Owners New Tools To Combat "Patent Trolls"

Written By Allen N. Trask, III

Litigation in federal courts under federal law is a primary weapon in the battle to protect patents from infringement.  However, because of alleged abuse, certain states, including North Carolina, have taken it upon t…

2014 Update On The JOBS Act - Beware: Some Assembly Required

Written By E. Knox Proctor V

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ("JOBS Act" or "Act") was a bipartisan effort in Congress to unleash the power of 21st Century communications methods and systems into the capital-raising process; to make it less bu…

Contributory Negligence In North Carolina - Time For A Change?

Written By William S. Durr

Recent Tort Reform With the passage of House Bill 542 as Session Law 2011-283 ("House Bill 542") and Senate Bill 33 as Session Law 2011-400 ("Senate Bill 33") in 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly substantially alt…

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits - Introduction

Written By J. Drake Brinkley

Do you have any idea how most affordable housing units get built in the United States?  Does the federal government build them or are they built by private developers?  The answer is both, but together.  In …