Jurisdiction, North Carolina

The Changing Landscape of Unmarried Parents

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 5/22/2025

One in four parents living with a child in the United States today are unmarried. Of these, 35% of all unmarried parents are living with a partner. In the event the relationship goes south, do unmarried fathers have rights...more

Ace is the Place for Many Things, but not Always for Proper Rule 4 Service

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/3/2025

Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy Maksimenko, 2025 NCBC 4, it turned...more

WOTUS Whiplash 4.3: The Revision to the Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States"

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 11/13/2023

The third major development of 2023 for defining "Waters of the United States" ("WOTUS") has arrived. First, in early 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the United States Army Corps of...more

Understanding Termination of Parental Rights in North Carolina

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 6/27/2023

Grounds for Termination & Best Interests of the Child A biological parent’s right to care for and make decisions about their child is afforded great deference. However, some circumstances allow a court to terminate a parent’s...more

Appeal with Caution: Lessons from the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Appellate Jurisdiction

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 3/24/2023

There is no such thing as a sure thing. And in three unpublished opinions, the North Court of Appeals reminded lawyers that a notice of appeal does not guarantee appellate jurisdiction....more

Vodka Maker’s Hopes for Partnership with Duke University Land Something it Didn’t Seek: a Defendant’s Chair in a North Carolina...

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/19/2022

A business plan to promote vodka sales in North Carolina, with a particular focus on Duke University sports fans, was key to a North Carolina Business Court decision that GameDay Vodka had sufficient contacts with the state...more

Home Cooking? It Depends on Where “Home” Is

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/26/2022

In a series of four opinions issued on July 19, 2022, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed personal jurisdiction and what constitutes a fundamental public policy of North Carolina. The four cases, arising in three...more

North Carolina Federal Court Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction Over Claims Of Out-Of-State Opt-Ins

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/27/2022

In the latest court ruling to address personal jurisdiction over out-of-state opt-in plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions, a federal district court in North Carolina held that it lacked jurisdiction over...more

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