Wouldn’t it be great if an automatic notification was sent out whenever court rules were updated? Wait . . . I hear you! “What self-respecting lawyer doesn’t subscribe to the
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Wouldn’t it be great if an automatic notification was sent out whenever court rules were updated? Wait . . . I hear you! “What self-respecting lawyer doesn’t subscribe to the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Launches Rules Notification Service
1) Appeal from an order that can be appealed. The Court of Appeals reminded us today that interlocutory attorney fee awards are not immediately appealable. Cebula v. Givens Estates, Inc. …
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With the recent amendments to the appellate rules in April 2013, the Smith Moore Leatherwood Appellate Practice Group has updated its “North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Checklist.” We publish…
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