Articles

New Domain Name Expansion Leads To The Trademark Clearinghouse - Is It Really The Trademark Owner's Silver Bullet?

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, FIP

Domain Registrations – What's Changing? Currently there are 22 domain extensions, called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (.com, .org, .edu, and .net to name a few), available to direct internet users to specific w…

Leaving the Apples to Rot: The Duty of a Wronged Party to Mitigate its Damages and its Potential Waiver in Commercial Contracts

Written By Jason T. Strickland

The duty of a legally-wronged party to mitigate its damages is an important legal mechanism that minimizes economic waste.  Under North Carolina law, that duty can be waived in commercial contracts and leases.  B…

E-Verify Is Now Mandatory For Some North Carolina Employers When Hiring New Employees

North Carolina law now requires certain private employers with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify system when hiring new employees.  North Carolina employers must understand the limits on legal use of th…

Sequestration Explained (or "Congressional Cliff-Diving Clarified")

With all the news about "sequestration" and the "fiscal cliff," there seem to be many misconceptions among the public and even the news media. The following summary explains sequestration, and the laws that govern it, in a…