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Issues Impacting Enforceability of Liquidated Damages in Construction Contracts

Written By Luke C. Tompkins

Liquidated damages are a sum specified in a contract as the measure of recovery in the event of a breach of the contract.  Liquidated damages provisions are common in construction contracts to guard against damages t…

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Political Speech in the Workplace (And What – If Anything – To Do About It)

Written By Justin T. Hill and Grant B. Osborne

Politics could hardly be more conspicuous these days. A monumental presidential election looms on the horizon, and it seems that everyone has an opinion. Many who do have jobs and bring those opinions into the workplace. …

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Regulatory Booze Blues

Written By Hayley R. Wells

Imagine that we are not in the midst of a global pandemic and that you are on vacation at a charming brewery, somewhere on the West Coast, or maybe up in New England. You are out on the patio enjoying the brewery&rs…

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Important Update: Hemp Pilot Program Extended

Written By Tyler J. Russell

For months, farmers and growers of hemp have faced a difficult decision: What to do at the end of October as the North Carolina industrial hemp pilot program expires and we phase into hemp production under the USDA's Inter…

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Recovering Punitive Damages in North Carolina Personal Injury Cases

Written By X. Lightfoot and Jeremy M. Wilson

When an accident happens due to someone else's negligence, an injured person is able to recover compensatory damages from the at-fault party or their insurance carrier.  For instance, if an innocent driver is injured…

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Claims of Lien For Community Associations: How to Effectively Utilize them to Compel Payment

Written By Thomas C. Wolff

Many community association managers know that a lien can be placed on a delinquent owner's lot as a method of securing repayment of assessments.  In many cases, the mere threat of having a lien placed against the own…

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