By Law.com Radar Bank of America was sued Monday in North Carolina Middle District Court for allegedly facilitating an 'elaborate scam' which defrauded plaintiffs of millions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed by J.C. White Law Group, asserts that plaintiffs George Woodard and Ruth Woodard were led...
by Nate Beck Law360 (September 9, 2022, 7:36 PM EDT) -- A North Carolina federal judge on Friday hit a real estate investment group with legal fees after a group of homeowners won at a trial accusing it of rigging public bids on foreclosed properties and...
By Korie Dean, Michael Gordon and Mary Helen Moore RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER Homeowners associations can foreclose on a home with ease when bills are 30 days overdue, and Chapel Hill attorney Jim White said with more and more HOAs being run by large commercial management companies,...
By Mary Helen Moore RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER In North Carolina, the Planned Community Act governs homeowners associations established since 1999. There’s no oversight agency governing the thousands of HOA boards in the state, but here’s what state law says about common questions. CAN AN HOA FORECLOSE...
A bill recently signed by President Biden raised the debt limits for Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. The debt limit determines whether or not a business can qualify to seek protection under Subchapter V of Chapter 11. The President signed the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment...
Learn the warning signs to identify and steer clear of senior scams. By Rachel Hartman - US News & World Report Every year, thieves target individuals to get access to their personal information and money, and they tend to zero in on older people. Seniors lose more than $3 billion...
The NY Times recently published an article that featured the case we brought against the show Love it or List it a few years ago, as well as other suits against home improvement shows. The article notes “According to court documents, they settled, but not...
by Reggie Pinder The mother of a young Perquimans County man killed in a car crash two years ago while participating in a N.C. Highway Patrol internship program has sued two state troopers, the patrol and East Carolina University. Michael Higgins was a 22-year-old graduate of ECU’s...
The mother of a North Carolina college student who was killed while riding with a state trooper as part of an internship has filed a wrongful death claim By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mother of a North Carolina college student who was killed while riding...
By Anna Johnson - NEWS & OBSERVER The mother of a 22-year-old East Carolina University student who died while interning with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol has filed a lawsuit against the state agency. Michael Steven Higgins, 22, died after a single-vehicle crash while riding...