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Beware of “Red Flags”: What Must Your Business Do to Protect Customers from Identity Theft?

July 3, 2013

State and federal laws, including Federal Trade Commission regulations that were revised in late 2012, require certain businesses to play an active role in…
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Supervisors’ Personal Liability Under Federal and North Carolina Wage and Hour Law

June 19, 2013

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Written By Grant B. Osborne
Federal and North Carolina laws regarding employees’ wages and hours of work impose potential liability on a covered “employer.”  Do such laws impose personal…
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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision on Patent Eligibility of DNA Sequences

June 18, 2013

On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, 569 U.S. ___ (2013) (“Myriad“) on…
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Wealthy Individual, You Just Filed for Chapter 11. What Are You Going to do Next? I’m Going to Disney World!

June 13, 2013

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Written By Lance P. Martin
Although Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is more commonly associated with business reorganization, an individual or married couple also may use…
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Believe It, Or Not: Social Media Information Can Be A Trade Secret

June 5, 2013

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Written By E. Bradley Evans and Joseph A. Schouten
Because social media is now a vital advertising tool for businesses, it is important that your business be able to protect its social media…
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Intellectual Property Rights: A Necessary Ingredient of a Brewer’s Brand Strategy

June 3, 2013

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Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, FIP and Norman J. Leonard
Intellectual property rights were on the minds of many brewers at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference (“CBC”) in Washington, D.C. The CBC workshops on…
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Ward and Smith, P.A. Welcomes Virginia S. Carter

May 29, 2013

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to welcome Virginia S. Carter to the Firm.  Ms. Carter works in the Firm’s Wilmington office.  Ms. Carter…

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