By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: September 2,2011
A dispute over the remodeling of a million-dollar Charlotte home, which has pitted neighbor against neighbor and already reached the state Court of Appeals once, may come down to a simple bit of algebra: how much demolition and at what price. But experts who testified for neighbors Pierce and Cindy Irby and the owner of [...]
By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: June 17,2011
Some lawyers like to be close to the courthouse. Others like to be as far away as possible from a necktie. Some want the prestige of a tall building in the middle of a city’s commercial district. Others prefer the practicality of easy parking. The building and location a law firm chooses declare something eloquent [...]
By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: June 7,2011
A judge could decide this week whether a Charlotte homeowner has to demolish a half-million dollar addition to her Queens Road home. Before deciding, Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell said he wanted to see the structure with his own eyes. “Seeing something in person does put a different perspective on it,” Caldwell said last month [...]
By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: May 17,2011
As the collision between the Federal Trade Commission and the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners unfolds in legal slow motion, Ron Haynes sells teeth-whitening supplies and insists he doesn’t understand the fuss. It’s a fuss that is taking two routes toward the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and appears bound for the U.S. [...]
By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: April 12,2011
Outsourcing is nothing new, and businesses have been outsourcing some operations to India for years. Now, the real estate industry in North Carolina could see some outsourcing as the push is on from industry and, arguably, the federal government to nationalize the attorney-controlled real estate system in the state. But the usurpation of attorney control [...]
By Paul Tharp, staff writer
Published: October 28,2010
A Charlotte businessman who was criticized and sued by investors after a newspaper story called his credentials into question has won a round in a legal battle. But Rudolph Alexander, CEO of the Elevator Channel, hasn’t won the war. Investors had sued Alexander following a Sept. 7, 2006, story in The Charlotte Observer that detailed [...]
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