With a new abortion law on the books in Louisiana making putting more requirements in place that would affect access to abortions, the court’s intentions in its decision are uncertain.
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On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Campbell Law Women in Law and the Campbell Law Business Law Association hosted a lunch with the Triangle’s Leading Ladies. The event was a panel moderated by Ken Hammer, General Counsel of Toshiba, consisting of five women General Counsel in the Raleigh-Durham area: Diana Allen, Channel Adviser General Counsel; Teresa Artis, TransWorld Radio General Counsel; Alane Barnes, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals General Counsel; Kathy Twiddy, Partner at K&L Gates and prior
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An open healthcare market, which allows for patients to compare prices, may be the solution for overcharging and overutilization by doctors.
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In February, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law Ohio House Bill 294, which cuts over $1 million in funding to Planned Parenthood under the guise of improving women’s health care.
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Given North Carolina’s history with redistricting and its continuous struggle with gerrymandering district lines, a recent lawsuit regarding the 2011 redistricting forced North Carolina legislators to take another look at the district lines.
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The result of the rehearing to determine whether New Jersey’s Sports Wagering Act is legal may affect whether other states will propose laws to regulate and permit wagering on professional and collegiate sport games across the nation.
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Lyft has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the company for worker misclassification for $12.25 million.
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The legalization of marijuana has produced pros and cons to dispensaries across the United States, including increased state revenue but high federal taxes.
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The issue of whether Apple must provide the FBI with software needed to obtain data from the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers has entered the court system.
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The State Bar filed separate complaints against Cassandra Stubbs and Gretchen Engel alleging violations of Rule 1.3 and 8.4(d). The hearing panel entered summary judgment in favor of the State Bar against Stubbs and dismissed the complaint against Engel. Subsequently, Stubbs filed a Motion for Reconsideration of the summary judgment decision in her case, which was granted. The Disciplinary Hearing Commission then vacated its summary judgment in favor of the State Bar and found that Stubbs
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Joseph Lee Levinson was suspended from the practice of law on January 29, 2016. Levinson was charged with two felonies. He pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain money in the custody of a bank by false pretenses. The State Bar found that the offense for which Levinson pled guilty was a serious crime showing professional unfitness to practice law and therefore, suspended his license to practice law in North Carolina until the conclusion of all disciplinary matters related to his guilty
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On January 21, 2016 Kevin Byrnes was suspended from the practice of law. In connection with his law practice, Byrnes maintained multiple trust accounts. While holding these trusts, Byrnes failed to perform quarterly reconciliations, failed to distribute funds to those entitled, failed to keep accurate ledgers, failed to deposit funds into the trusts, and made several checks out to “cash” from several trust accounts. All of these actions were in violation of the rules of professional
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Dan Merrell of Dare County, North Carolina, was suspended from the practice of law on January 11, 2016, effective thirty days from that date. While working as the attorney for the Town of Kill Devil Hills, he was involved in a scandal surrounding a local judge and police department. Once he was removed from his position as the town’s attorney, he provided confidential information in an affidavit, without the consent to the Town of Kill Devil Hills. This reveal of confidential
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Sir Ashley James Harrison was suspended from the practice of law on December 8, 2015. Several clients filed complaints against Harrison. The disciplinary committee found that Harrison failed to notify clients of court appearances, failed to refund money when he offered no legal services, and failed to respond to a lawful demand for information from a disciplinary authority. When coming up with punishment the committee did take into account Harrison’s mental health at the time of these
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Karla Simon was temporarily suspended from the practice of law, pending further investigation, on November 30, 2015. Simon pled guilty in Massachusetts in November 2014 of felony stalking. She was also found guilty of 29 counts of violating a harassment prevention order and 9 counts of intimidation. The North Carolina State Bar will investigate further and come up with the proper disciplinary action. [gview file=http://www.ncbar.com/orders/simon,%20karla%20order%20of%20interim%20susp.pdf]
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