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Nov 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Trafton P. Dinwiddie

In the Old North State, voters came out in droves beginning with the early voting period, and by early Wednesday morning, it had become clear that the turnout record of 2020 would be bested in 2024. At the top of the ticket, former President Donald Trump once again won North Carolina, his third time in as many election cycles, while once again, North Carolinians split their ballots and elected a Democratic Governor in current Attorney General Josh Stein.

Oct 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Trafton P. Dinwiddie

Wa Ward and Smith, P.A. More Ward and Smith, P.A. is the successor to a practice founded in 1895. Our core values of client satisfaction, reliability, responsiveness, and teamwork are the standards that define who we are as a law firm. We are an established legal network with offices located in Asheville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington.

Oct 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Trafton P. Dinwiddie

On the evening of October 9, the General Assembly convened in Raleigh to pass the first of what we anticipate will be several Hurricane Helene relief packages, House Bill 149. The House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously yesterday afternoon, and Governor Cooper moved quickly to sign the bill into law this morning, making the bill effective today, October 10, 2024.

Oct 10, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Trafton P. Dinwiddie |Theodore Kornobis |Lynn C. Tyler

In a first-of-its-kind ruling on 30 September 2024, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida held in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Med. Assocs., LLC that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) are unconstitutional. No. 19-cv-01236, 2024 WL 4349242, at *18 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2024).

Oct 10, 2024 | wardandsmith.com | Whitney Campbell Christensen |Trafton P. Dinwiddie

October 10, 2024 On the evening of October 9, the General Assembly convened in Raleigh to pass the first of what we anticipate will be several Hurricane Helene relief packages, House Bill 149. The House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously yesterday afternoon, and Governor Cooper moved quickly to sign the bill into law this morning, making the bill effective today, October 10, 2024.