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How North Carolina is Adapting to a Shortage of Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Written By E. Bradley Evans and Joseph A. Schouten

August 27, 2021

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. accelerates once again, this time in the form of the "delta variant," the nation faces a shortage of nurses just when it needs them most. North Carolina has unfortunately not es…

"Emergency Use" No More: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Written By Grant B. Osborne

August 23, 2021

There was a time in which employers and employees weren’t vexed with viruses, vaccines, and their respective duties and rights. That seems like a long time ago, but it wasn’t. The World Health Organization dec…

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Making Your Case: Strategies for Briefing in the Supreme Court of North Carolina

Written By Chris S. Edwards

August 20, 2021

Appellate practice can be challenging. In complicated cases, it's made all the more challenging by the word limits often imposed by the pertinent rules of procedure. For example, in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, th…

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Odyssey and E-mail Service Under the New and Improved NC Rule 5

Written By Payton Collier Bullard and E. Bradley Evans

August 18, 2021

In October of 2020, House Bill 679 made significant changes to Rule 5 ("Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers") of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended Rule 5 creates two important changes. …

Preventing Trust and Estate Disputes

Written By Jenna Fruechtenicht Butler

August 13, 2021

The death of a loved one should be a time for a family to come together. As a trust and estate litigator, unfortunately, I often see families fall apart. Every family's situation is different, but certain issu…

How the Law Is Grappling With Free Expression, COVID-19, Diversity, and More

Written By Justin T. Hill

August 11, 2021

Between COVID-19, last year’s demonstrations for racial justice, and a new president, there are many legal issues employers may need to consider — or reconsider. A quartet of Ward and Smith attorneys highlight…

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How North Carolina is Adapting to a Shortage of Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

"Emergency Use" No More: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Making Your Case: Strategies for Briefing in the Supreme Court of North Carolina

Odyssey and E-mail Service Under the New and Improved NC Rule 5

Preventing Trust and Estate Disputes

How the Law Is Grappling With Free Expression, COVID-19, Diversity, and More

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