The North Carolina Residential Property Disclosure Form gives sellers of real property the option of disclosing the existence of room additions, structural changes, and violations of building codes and zoning ordinances, if any, or to make “no representations.” Even where a seller makes no representations, however, a real estate licensee with knowledge of any of…
Walker v. North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and Its Meaning for Professional Licensees in North Carolina North Carolina currently has fifty-five occupational licensing agencies. These agencies regulate professions including law, medicine, engineering, surveying, therapy, and real estate. Generally, the agencies regulate their particular professions by enforcing rules of ethics and practice. Their rules are…
Two of our summer associates joined two partners at this month’s volunteer project with The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. We are happy to have them on board and appreciate their willingness to give back to the community! Please visit The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina’s website for more…
A List of Do’s and Do Not’s for North Carolina General Contractors in a post-Salinas Era. In Salinas v. Commercial Interiors, Inc., 848 F.3d 125 (4th Cir. 2017), the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals laid out a new test for determining when two or more individuals or corporate entities should be considered “joint employers” of…
North Carolina law requires corporations and limited liability companies to file an annual report with the Secretary of State on or before April 15th of each year following creation. The information contained in the annual report includes, among other things, the name of the corporate entity, the nature of its business, and current information regarding…
N.C.G.S. § 93A-6 prohibits a North Carolina real estate licensee from making any misrepresentation or omission of material fact relating to real property. The misrepresentation need not be intentional to subject a licensee to discipline. Even the negligent communication of false information is prohibited. Material facts include not only facts about the property itself, but…
On May 12, 2007, Plaintiff was working as a tire builder for Defendant-Employer, and sustained injury to her right shoulder. Defendants accepted the right shoulder as compensable. Plaintiff underwent surgery and returned to work. Plaintiff sustained a number of exacerbations to the right shoulder over the course of her claim. Following one incident in 2010,…
Volunteering at The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina was a great way to kick-off Easter weekend for this group of attorneys and staff! Please visit The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina’s website for more information.
On March 21, 2017, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion affirming a decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings that the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) lacked “just cause” under the North Carolina Human Resources Act for dismissal of an employee for unacceptable conduct. A DSS employee was terminated for making…
This interesting article attempts to rank states from least to most friendly to physicians based on several factors including malpractice premiums, medical malpractice settlements and verdicts, physician density, access to tertiary care facilities and overall health of the population. North Carolina ranks #23 overall but notably makes the list of lowest malpractice award payout per…