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Property Tax Relief for North Carolina’s Home Builders

October 31, 2009

Special Bulletin This year’s session of the General Assembly resulted in the enactment of a number of laws intended to help real estate developers…

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Now’s the Time to Gift: Strategies to Make the Most of the Current Financial Situation

October 14, 2009

Written By Gregory T. Peacock

Gift Tax Structure Under current law, you, as an individual, may make “annual exclusion gifts” without gift tax consequences. The annual exclusion amount has…

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The Employment At-Will Rule: A Doctrine Under Siege

October 11, 2009

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The Erosion of “OBX” and the Importance of Distinctive Trademarks

October 3, 2009

Written By E. Bradley Evans

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You Just Bought a Brand New Building or House, But Do You Have Good Title? The Current Financial Crisis and the Rise of Surprise Title Issues – Part Two

September 29, 2009

An Example of a Contractor’s “Hidden Lien” A developer of an office complex of ten lots (“Owner”) owns a lot in the complex (“Lot 1”)…

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You Just Bought a Brand New Building or House, But Do You Have Good Title? The Current Financial Crisis and the Rise of Surprise Title Issues – Part One

September 29, 2009

In the current financial climate, many buyers of newly constructed, or recently improved, homes and buildings are having the joy of ownership replaced by…