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On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law “The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act” (the “Act”).  The primary focus…

Until now, a sitting Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court had to run for reelection against any other person or persons who filed…

Do you have students and recent graduates eager to learn about your company and industry just to get a leg up for future employment…

On July 7, 2015, the North Carolina Court of Appeals handed down a decision that, if not reversed by the North Carolina Supreme Court,…

Introduction The power of eminent domain, or “condemnation,” is the power of the government and certain regulated public utilities to take private property for…

On June 2, 2015, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion that provides some protection for lenders foreclosing on real property collateral. …

Readers of Legal Currents and other publications of Ward and Smith, P.A. may have noticed that for many years the attribution “Cheryl A. Marteney…