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The Extortion Economy: North Carolina's New Legislation to Counter Ransomware

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Governor Cooper announced his intention to sign a new $25.7 billion budget for the state of North Carolina, essentially guaranteeing that the budget's contents will become law. One aspect of…

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Once More, with Feeling: Fifth Circuit Re-Affirms Stay of ETS and Then Loses Jurisdiction of the Case

Written By Chris S. Edwards, S. McKinley Gray, III, and Grant B. Osborne

Litigation usually proceeds at a maddeningly glacial pace. Not this time. The Past The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's ("OSHA") well-publicized and controversial Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS") was i…

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Can I Hold a Debtor’s Bank Account Hostage?

Written By Lance P. Martin

For creditors dealing with debtors in the shadow of bankruptcy, a common scenario repeats itself.  The creditor repossesses collateral, attaches an account, or sets off a bank account, and then the debtor files a ban…

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U.S. Court of Appeals Puts Brakes on OSHA COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard"

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

It's a case of "Get Ready, Get Set … Wait!" On Saturday, November 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by various plaintiffs including the Attorney General …

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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited COVID-19 "Emergency Temporary Standard"

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III and Grant B. Osborne

Good (and Not So Good) Things Come to Those Who Wait Yesterday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), at long last, issued an "Interim final rule" regarding th…

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Talking Shop: State of the Construction Industry

Written By Evan M. Musselwhite and Luke C. Tompkins

This article is part of a series summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar. Recently, Hank Harris, Ward and Smith Business Consulting Director of Consulting, deliver…

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