Archive for April 2014
Fourth Circuit Rules on Question of Trustee Commissions
April 28, 2014 – This week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first circuit court in the nation to provide clarity and guidance to lower courts regarding the commission-based fees due to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee under the Bankruptcy Code. See In re Rowe, No. 13-1270 (4th Cir., Apr. 28, 2014). Lower courts…
Read More >Northern Beltway Land Owners Denied Class Action Status in Eminent Domain Case
April 11, 2014 – Today the NC Supreme Court decided not to allow a group of Forsyth County property owners to pursue their inverse condemnation claims against the state as a class. The case concerns the decades old “Northern Beltway” road project. Over 2,000 properties are affected by the Northern Beltway, and the Court said…
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