Alex J. Hagan By Alex J. Hagan Several years ago, a young man fell from a deer stand while hunting, severely injuring his back. His condition was inoperable. He sought help for his pain from his primary care physician. The physician tried several non-opiate pain medications before resorting to opioid medications. Recognizing his […]
Alex J. Hagan By Alex J. Hagan Recently, while attending the DRI Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar, a health care provider and presenter asked me why I defended health care providers. The response was simple. It’s personal. Early in my legal career, I was asked to defend an emergency medicine physician […]
By Paul M. Cox The jurisdiction of the North Carolina Court of Appeals is determined by statute. See N.C. Const. art. IV, § 12(2). But the practice and procedure of appellate jurisdiction is determined by the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. See N.C. R. App. P. 1(b). So what happens if a statute provides for jurisdiction […]
By George F. Sanderson III & Lauren Miller Golden Until recently, a common question that arose during foreclosure deficiency actions was whether a guarantor on a loan could raise the anti-deficiency defense set forth in section N.C.G.S. § 45–21.36. This past fall, the North Carolina Supreme Court answered yes to this question. In High […]