Greensboro Legal Blog
What’s the Value of a Pig?
The North Carolina Business Court recently issued an opinion that dealt with a contract for the sale and purchase of pigs. It is a cautionary tale of drafting contracts that will be in place for a long time.
NC Evictions and the CDC Moratorium
Beginning this week, landlords are again permitted to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent while they attempt to catch up on upwards of a year’s worth of missing rent payments.
Are Vaccine Mandates Legal?
“I have a Constitutional Right to refuse the vaccine!” Do you? What are the potential consequences? Attorney Karen McKeithen Schaede spoke to Fox 8 News Greensboro recently on the subject.
Contract Drafting Do’s and Don’ts
We are asked to draft a contract, revise an agreement, or review a contract already negotiated. We also see contract disputes, many of which arise from a misunderstanding of the deal. Here’s what to do and what not to do when drafting contracts.
How Can Cyber Risk Management Help Healthcare?
As health care organizations are becoming more dependent on digital systems to store patient information, the risk of cybersecurity is escalating. What can you do to mitigate the risk?
Supreme Court Review: The Ghost of Theodore Roosevelt Comes for the NCAA
What do antitrust laws have to do with the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)? After all, the NCAA is just a non-profit association regulating college athletics. And Theodore Roosevelt, the chief trust-buster himself, was instrumental in founding the NCAA. So how do laws intended to break up massive for-profit corporations come into play with respect to amateur athletics?
What is information blocking?
The Cures Act is meant to comply with federal and state laws which grant patients a right to access their health information, by preventing information blocking. It gives patients a right to access health information that is maintained in their designated record set
The Importance of Estate Planning While Young
Too frequently I hear about a tragedy involving a young person that is compounded by a lack of planning. As people move through their twenties and thirties and begin to accumulate assets, wealth, and have families there are a number of new “adulting” items that must be handled.
Small Business Reorganizations in Bankruptcy
Congress passed the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA). The SBRA amended Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code by adding Subchapter V specifically to allow small business to reorganize under the bankruptcy code.
Can an Employer ask Employees if they are Vaccinated Against Covid-19?
Requiring employees to be vaccinated so as not to pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others in the workplace through potential exposure to or spread of the COVID-19 virus is a permitted employer practice.