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COVID-19 – Force Majeure & Frustration of Contract
By: Jennifer D. Scott & Jillian C.S. Blanchard Force majeure contract provisions refer to events outside of the control of a party that prevents a party from performing its contractual obligations as originally contemplated under the contract. Generally, force majeure provisions typically provide the party whose performance is affected by a force majeure event…
North Carolina’s Stay at Home Order
As most of you know, Governor Cooper issued a “Stay at Home” Order on March 27th, which went into effect on March 30, 2020 at 5:00pm. We have received numerous calls, emails and inquiries regarding what this means for each of you. In that regard, Shipman Wright & Moore put together the following outline…
Stay at Home Order. What Your Business Needs to Know.
As of March 30th at 5:00p.m., North Carolina is under a “Stay at home” order. People are still entitled to leave their home for groceries, medications, health care appointments, social services, church, etc. However, what does this mean for businesses? North Carolina’s definition of essential businesses and operations includes a massive category of businesses…
So, my business is nonessential, what do I do now?
Just as “essential” businesses vary by state and locality, so do “nonessential” businesses. However, even as fluid as the current situation seems to be, there are businesses generally deemed “nonessential”. These “nonessential” businesses include the following: bowling alleys, casinos, concert venues, dine-in bars and restaurants, gyms, museums, racetracks, recreation centers, salons and spas, shopping…
Power Breakfast- Shipman Wright & Moore Corporate Sponsor
Shipman & and Wright was pleased to be a Corporate Sponsor at the Power Breakfast on Thursday hosted by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal at the Wilmington Convention Center. This year’s first Power Breakfast of 2020 was held at the Wilmington Convention Center and was attended by several hundred of Wilmington’s business community. The…
$4M judgment against Wilmington dentist in sex-abuse case
Recently the Star-News wrote an article about a case in which we represented a young woman against a Wilmington, NC oral surgeon after he sexually assaulted her while she was under anesthesia. Unfortunately, this kind of sex abuse case involving sexual assaults such as this happen too often. It is extremely disappointing that professionals…
Gary Shipman named as 1 of 23 NCAA Certified Agents
Wilmington Attorney Gary Shipman has been named as 1 of 23 NCAA Certified Agents in the country and the only NCAA Certified Agent-based in NC. In April 2018, The Commission on College Basketball, chaired by Condoleezza Rice, suggested legislation to allow some student-athletes to hire NCAA- Certified Agents in order to better assess their…
I paid the taxes so don’t I own it!?!
There is an interesting question that often arises especially after the death of a relative who left no will but owned some real estate. When a property taxpayer dies owning real property the seemingly mundane process of sending a tax bill becomes difficult for the county tax office and the implications of that listing…