Fifth Circuit Pumps The Brakes On Arbitration https://t.co/1M9RuXMhjb
House Financial Services Committee Considers Amendments to the FDCPA https://t.co/joLGqaAVZj
Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Impose a ‘Least Sophisticated Consumer’ Standard to Discharge Violations https://t.co/FwkJpuXtnq
The Eleventh Circuit has held that a voice mail message left for a consumer is a “communication” under the FDCPA. In Hart v. Read More
The FDCPA, through section 1692d(6), prohibits a debt collector from placing telephone calls to a debtor “without meaningful disclosure of the caller’s identity.”… Read More
Restrictive covenants are valuable tools employers can use to protect their proprietary interests. Covenants not to compete and covenants… Read More
On August 11, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law the Employee Fair Classification Act. While the Act does not change the definition of… Read More
June 25, 2015: Lighting struck the roof of our home. The firefighters arrived seven minutes after the 911 call. After 30 minutes, the… Read More
With the Fall conference season approaching, I’m often asked by my peers how I decide which conferences to attend, and what do I… Read More
A recent e-bar announced the installation of Caryn Coppedge McNeill, the new president of the North Carolina Bar Association, and the election of… Read More
Out with the old, in with the new: Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic was passed over by the Trump administration to lead the Equal… Read More
On May 16, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which governs cases pending in North Carolina, issued an… Read More
Mr. James Paul Allen of Beaufort County, North Carolina executed a duly drafted will on August 29, 2002. The will was prepared by… Read More
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