Practice of Law
In a groundbreaking case involving data rights and privacy, a judge has approved a $650 settlement of a class action lawsuit against Facebook. The case, brought by Facebook users in 2… Read More
Practice of Law
What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned during the pandemic? Is it that you were able to transition to working remotely with surprising ease? Or perhaps it’s just … Read More
Practice of Law
It’s not often that you hear a Chief Justice talk about making lemonade out of lemons. But that was part of the message NC Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby delivered to members of the N… Read More
Practice of Law
Did you know the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure have been updated? The update, which was approved by the Supreme Court in November 2020, makes important changes to the ru… Read More
Practice of Law
You can expect to see more dogs – the actual furry, tail-wagging kind – in courtrooms in the future. In February, the ABA adopted a resolution supporting the use of facili… Read More
Practice of Law
Lawyers are showing up as cats, litigants are imbibing alcohol, and witnesses are having their hair done. All of these real-life mishaps have occurred during video court proceedings i… Read More
Practice of Law
A new practice specialty in Child Welfare Law has been proposed by the NC State Bar. At its January meeting, the State Bar council published the proposal and requested comments … Read More
Practice of Law
Have you reported your 2020 pro bono hours yet? Don’t worry, it’s not mandatory to report your pro bono efforts – or even to do pro bono work at all. But Rule of Pr… Read More
Practice of Law
The NC State Bar opened 927 new grievance files against attorneys in 2020, down from the 1,258 files opened in 2019. Over the course of the year, the Grievance Committee considered 76… Read More
Practice of Law
If you want your team to buy into your firm’s remote work policy, be sure to let them know that working from home is neither a perk nor a privilege. It’s a way to keep the… Read More
Lawyers Mutual has published previous alerts regarding the new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that went into effect January 1, 2024. After reviewing additional resources, we want to emphasize concerns that we have about the risks and increased potential liability for lawyers undertaking the reporting requirements. This is especially true for the continuing reporting requirements after entity formation and initial reporting.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) recently announced additional go-live plans for counties transitioning from paper files to Enterprise Justice (Odyssey), which currently serves Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. Twelve northeastern counties comprising Track 3, as previously announced, will go live on February 5, and 10 counties comprising Track 4 (Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren) will go live on April 29.