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Your Neighbor's Water Caused Damage to Your Property: Who Bears Legal Responsibility?

Written By William S. Durr, Allen N. Trask, III, and Amy H. Wooten

Over the last several years, the frequency and intensity of rain and other natural disaster events have increasingly impacted both business and individual property owners across North Carolina in a variety of ways. One su…

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Fiery Debates: Current Challenges in the Modern Workplace

Written By Will Oden and Hayley R. Wells

Five Ward and Smith attorneys provided guidance on a number of legal issues with implications for the workplace, including politics, budgets and elections, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), changes to the minimum sala…

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Avoid the Hot Seat: An Interview with the NLRB

Written By Justin T. Hill and Devon D. Williams

At Ward and Smith’s recent annual Employment Law Symposium, two attorneys from the firm’s labor and employment group, Grant Osborne and Genesis Torres, interviewed Shannon Meares of the National Labor Relations…

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General Assembly Approves Second Round of Hurricane Helene Relief

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen and Marley H. Peterson

On October 24th, The General Assembly convened in Raleigh to pass the second Hurricane Helene relief bill, Senate Bill 743. The House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously, and it will become effective when Govern…

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Legal Showdown Continues: FTC Appeals Court Ruling Against Non-Compete Ban

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Genesis E. Torres

In late August, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") indicated that it likely would appeal the Texas District Court's ruling, which blocked the FTC's Non-Compete Rule nationwide. True to its word, the FTC has appealed the…

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Who Is Responsible for That Fallen Tree?

Written By Justin M. Lewis and Emily B. Sullivan

Many of us are dealing with damage caused by fallen trees in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In planned communities, the question of responsibility for damage caused by fallen trees is often posed to the owners' associ…

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