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For Licensees, Understanding the NC Department of Insurance's Mission is Mission Critical

Written By A. Charles Ellis and Amy H. Wooten

October 12, 2022

Knowing the legislative mandate (i.e. the mission) of a licensing body is a crucial step in understanding its scope of authority to govern the licensed professionals subject to its authority. This article provides a…

October Is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Written By Will Oden and Amy P. Wang

October 7, 2022

Observed annually each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) "celebrates the contributions of America's workers with disabilities past and present and showcases supportive, inclusive employment po…

"But We Were Just Negotiating:" Understanding When A String Of Communications (Even Emails) May Establish a Binding Contract

Written By Justin M. Lewis and Jane Francis Nowell

September 30, 2022

Techlaw: Parties negotiating the terms of a deal must understand when the negotiating stops and a binding contract has been created, even if there is only a string of emails. The first draft of an agreement is rarely…

The #AD Vantage Point: Navigating the FTC Endorsement Guides, Part I

Written By Lilian L. Faulconer and Erica B. E. Rogers

September 28, 2022

Our colleague Clint Cogburn recently wrote an article discussing the guidance provided by the NCAA's Interim NIL Policy, released in May 2022. But the NCAA and individual states are not the only players establi…

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How an Estate Plan Can Protect Against Financial Exploitation

Written By Eldridge D. Dodson

September 22, 2022

I suspect that many of you, like me, have deleted an email from a friend that says he is away on a trip and needs you to wire him money. According to experts, despite increased phishing emails and robocalls, it is f…

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Clear as Mud: What Diseases are Covered by the Camp Lejeune Justice Act?

Written By Jenna Fruechtenicht Butler

September 19, 2022

By now, you've heard the commercial and can probably say this line in your best "television infomercial" voice: "If you, a family member, or a loved one lived at Camp Lejeune for 30 days or more between the years 1953 and …

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For Licensees, Understanding the NC Department of Insurance's Mission is Mission Critical

October Is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

"But We Were Just Negotiating:" Understanding When A String Of Communications (Even Emails) May Establish a Binding Contract

The #AD Vantage Point: Navigating the FTC Endorsement Guides, Part I

How an Estate Plan Can Protect Against Financial Exploitation

Clear as Mud: What Diseases are Covered by the Camp Lejeune Justice Act?

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