Last week, the Court of Appeals reinforced the importance of the statutory presumption that a doctor has obtained valid informed consent. The Hauser v. Brookview Women’s Center court affirmed the trial court’s instruction on...more
Commercial landlords will likely continue to see tenants struggling to pay rent as a wide range of industries copes with the ongoing effects of the pandemic.
To protect themselves and their long-term financial stability,...more
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an Executive Order on May 30, 2020, that places temporary restrictions on residential and commercial evictions for monetary defaults related to COVID-19 and extends the prohibition on...more
6/2/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Commercial Leases ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreclosure ,
Governor Cooper ,
Landlords ,
North Carolina ,
Reasonable Collection Efforts ,
Residential Leases
On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s complaint seeking entry of a domestic violence protective order against her husband. In Quackenbush v. Groat, the trial court dismissed the...more
North Carolina health care providers coping with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic received significant liability protections as part of new state law enacted Monday, May 4.
Section 3D.7, of NC Session Law 2020-3 titled...more
Rule 59 is a powerful tool. A trial court has discretion to determine whether any one of the nine grounds in Rule 59(a) applies. The trial court then has discretion to select a remedy—a new trial in whole or in part....more