Today, the Supreme Court of North Carolina gave some grace on appellate filings impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The order issued by the Court does three things:
Continue Reading Supreme Court Extends Appellate Deadlines and Encourages E-Filing
Last Friday, Chief Justice Beasley of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, held a press conference on the State judiciary’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the announcements during
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Appellate Courts Proceed During the Coronavirus Pandemic
We’ve been following the saga of Hamlet H.M.A., LLC v. Hernandez throughout 2019. Last Friday, the Supreme Court finally issued its opinion in the case. Yesterday, Pat blogged on confusion
Continue Reading A vote flips, but the law stays the same
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley recently sat down with Tim Boyum of Spectrum News for his podcast Tying It Together. It was a great interview, and we recommend that you
Continue Reading Podcast with Chief Justice Beasley
On Friday, while you were you tapping your toes to bluegrass on Fayetteville Street, the Supreme Court was filing its latest opinions, with a focus on disputes over child
Continue Reading Petition Updates: Bluegrass Edition
In addition to our petition tracker for PDRs already granted by the Supreme Court, we also keep an eye on interesting petitions pending before the Court. Below are recently filed
Continue Reading Petitions to Watch: Labor Day Edition
We hope you’ve been enjoying the Petition Tracker we launched last month. We’re letting you know that we’ve revamped the format to make it both easier to read and
Continue Reading Petition Tracker Revamped
Last Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its first-ever opinion discussing the learned-profession exemption under section 75-1.1. This is big news, especially for healthcare lawyers and providers.
Most lawyers
Continue Reading Sykes! Big News for Healthcare, Not So Much for Antitrust
Today we’re introducing a new feature for the blog: the petition tracker. You
Continue Reading New Blog Feature: Petition Tracker
The Supreme Court released a batch of orders today, denying review in many cases (as usual) but also granting review in six cases. These six grants—the first from the new
Continue Reading Petition Allowed: The Beasley Court Adds Its First Discretionary Cases