Blog Post
NC Court of Appeals Takes Baby Steps Toward Paperless Future
In a post on the North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog, partner Matthew Leerberg reports on the efforts of the North Carolina Court of Appeals to get rid of some of the paper in its storage rooms and gradually shift to allowing litigants to e-file some components of the record on appeal.
News
Exec Who Ignored Forum-Selection Clause Loses Chance To Sue
A Fox Labor & Employment litigation team led by partner Colin Dougherty secured an important victory in a federal appeals court that ends a former executive’s lawsuit against Qualtek USA and underscores the power of a contractual choice-of-law provision and forum-selection clause.
Publication
Carve-Outs: The Unexpected Costs of Turning Nothing into Something
In an article the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Michael Herz explains that "carve-outs are enticing to a trustee because they essentially create an opportunity to provide the estate with something from nothing, not to mention a chance to generate a commission under § 326(a)," but that it can result in "a costlier endeavor than what was originally anticipated."
