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Bert Andia and Jon Wall Named to 2022 Super Lawyer List

by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Construction Law, Intellectual Property, News, Trademark

Higgins Benjamin attorneys Bert Andia and Jon Wall have been selected as 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers®.  Each year, Super Lawyers®  recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice areas.  Only five percent of all...

John Bloss Scores Major Victory for Class Action Practice in North Carolina

by John F Bloss | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, News

          Class actions can be an efficient and fair way to resolve, in one case, disputes that may affect a large number of people. By consolidating numerous individual claims with common issues into a single proceeding, the class-action device saves the resources of...

COVID-19 and its Impact on AIA Construction Contracts

by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Commercial Contracts, Construction Law, News

                In construction contracts, the parties often create their contracts using templates offered by the American Institute of Architects.  The AIA documents are widely...

Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption Caused by COVID-19

by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Commercial Contracts, News

A number of lawsuits have been filed across the Country by businesses seeking to obtain insurance coverage for lost business through a “business interruption “policy.  This article attempts to explain what is covered by these policies; and, the...

CORONAVIRUS AND THE EFFECT ON CONTRACTS — A review of North Carolina law

by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | May 8, 2020 | Blog, Commercial Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, News

In the last several months, there have been efforts across the globe designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).  Those efforts have resulted in cancellation of events, and the closure (temporarily or permanently) of businesses.  As a...

Fourth Circuit’s RLM Communications, LLC v. Tuschen Tackles Noncompetition and Trade Secret Misappropriation Issues.

by Jonathan Wall | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Employment Agreements, Noncompetition, North Carolina Employment Law

Noncompetition agreements (“non-competes”) present thorny issues.  In most cases, you have a former employee who has signed a black-and-white contract prohibiting him or her from engaging in certain employment, and the employee goes and does the one thing that the...
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