A Charleston County jury has slapped John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods with a $7.2 million verdict in a lawsuit that claimed 105 townhomes built by the company suffered from faulty construction and inferior craftsmanship. The jury returned the verdict on ...
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Typically, when someone puts information down in writing and then submits it to the government, they can be held responsible for whatever is in the document in question. But a recent decision by Judge Louis Bledsoe of the North Carolina ...
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a reminder to real estate litigators earlier this month: If you’re going to use a real estate broker as an expert witness, make sure they don’t testify about the “fair market value” of ...
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A frequently cited tool that allows consumers to keep claims against a company from being forced into arbitration faces an uncertain future, following a recent South Carolina Supreme Court ruling on a case involving a homebuilder. The outrageous torts exception ...
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a warning to residential home builders. In a 3-2 decision last month, the justices signaled that builders should be very careful in how they draft arbitration agreements. The court found that the ...
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Over the past year, cities and towns across the country have struggled to combat the unsightly clutter created by temporary signs after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively struck down thousands of local sign ordinances as unconstitutional. In Reed v. Town ...
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Gov. Pat McCrory faced sharp criticism from state Attorney General Roy Cooper on taxes, education and McCrory’s support of HB2, during a wide-ranging debate hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association in Charlotte last week. Cooper, a Democrat who hopes ...
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A nearly complete $3 million house in Currituck County might have to be demolished after the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled it does not comply with the county’s Unified Development Ordinance. The appeals court held that the building in ...
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that promises to give municipalities across the state more guidance on when those who object to local government decisions can argue their case in court. In short, the appeals court ...
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A dispute over parking in The Arlington—the pink, 24-story condo building in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood—has resulted in a temporary restraining order being issued against the association representing property owners in the building. Following an April 7 hearing, Mecklenburg County ...
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