Call Us 919-240-4054The Johnsons would like to thank everyone for supporting their episode of Love it or List it which premiered on Monday night. The Johnson home is a mid-century modern split-level in Durham’s Forest Hills neighborhood, designed by architect Archie Davis and built for George Herbert, the first president of Research Triangle Institute, who raised his large […]
Will the Johnsons Love it or List it?
Valerie Johnson of Johnson & Groninger, along with her husband, Sam Johnson, their daughter Alex, and son Sam III, will be featured on HGTV’s popular home renovation show, Love It or List It. Designer Hilary Farr renovated the Johnsons’ house and realtor David Visentin tried to persuade the family to move to another home. The […]
What legal responsibility does a franchise owner have for criminal activity at a business that bears its name?
At our law firm, we bring claims against businesses that negligently allow criminal activity to harm people they invite onto their premises. Sometimes the question is whether a national franchise bears any responsibility for what its franchisee allows to happen at the local level. Most people assume that the owners of a particular brand are in charge […]
Does an employer have to accommodate religious beliefs when they conflict with a company safety policy?
In general, employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees on the basis of their religious beliefs. In other words, they can’t favor one employee over another because of which types of churches the employees attend or whether they attend church at all. Also, employers have a duty to accommodate religious beliefs if it won’t burden […]
Housing agency to pay $2.7 million in sexual harassment case
Two former employees of Four-County Community Services (now operating as Southeastern Community & Family Services) have been accused of attempting to extort sex for federal subsidy housing vouchers. The housing agency has agreed to pay $2.7 million which is the largest monetary settlement in a sexual harassment case under the Fair Housing Act. The employees […]
Be sure to keep your emotions in check in a legal dispute
A recent case that went all the way to the NC Court of Appeals confirms that if you deviate from the plain terms of a contract out of pure spite, you may get hit with a jury award for unfair and deceptive trade practices. And if you still don’t take responsibility and you appeal, you are probably […]