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New Online Liability Waiver Review Service for Reopening Businesses

May 8, 2020

Ward and Smith’s Outdoor Sports and Recreation team has developed a new online service to help businesses that use liability waivers be certain that…

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Temporary Relief for NC Taxpayers Under New COVID-19 Legislation

May 6, 2020

Written By Lee C. Hodge and Peter B. von Stein

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly made good use of their time leading up to the short session that began on April 28,…

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COVID-19 Closed My Business. Can I Still Reorganize in Bankruptcy?

May 6, 2020

Written By Lance P. Martin

We previously informed you that if you are a small business that needed to file bankruptcy to save your company, then you may be…

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Practical Considerations for Your “Return to Work” Plan

May 5, 2020

Written By Chrystal D. Bradshaw

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent many of us out of our office space and into our homes, working from kitchen tables or spare bedrooms. …

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New NC Law Relaxes Requirements for Execution of Estate Planning Documents

May 5, 2020

Written By Zachary F. Lamb

Unusual times call for unusual measures. On May 4, 2020, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law 2020-3 to relax the legal requirements…

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New Online Commercial Lease Review Service for NC Landlords and Tenants

May 5, 2020

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NC Limits Civil Liability for Health Care Industry and Essential Businesses

May 4, 2020

Written By Amy H. Wooten

Anticipating a wave of potential claims related to COVID-19 injuries, in a rare Saturday session the North Carolina Legislature passed legislation designed to limit…