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I received a very intriguing question about the State Employees Health Plan lien. Here is the scenario: Client is ready to settle a personal injury case. Healthcare providers do not have lien and refuse to file on the client’s State Employees Health Care insurance. NC State BC/BS (the administrator of the State Health Plan) states…

I’ve driven myself crazy counting days on calendars over my career. Sometimes it is under extreme duress (i.e.: I swear we are within our 90 day window on that A & P summons…..), and sometimes it was happy counting (i.e.: Let’s see, 8% interest on $250,000 for 728 days is…..) Anyhow, here is a neat…

Any lawyer that wants to run a “paperless” law firm will want to invest in a second monitor for their computer. This way, you can view a document, in full, on one monitor, and “type” on another monitor. For example, you might have a page of some medical records open on one monitor while you…

I received this as an email question, but it is a great question for everyone. I am trying to find a way to take forms in pdf format off the net and make them fillable. If I downloaded and learned to use openoffice, would that work? My response: There are different software programs that can…

I just received the most recent report about the proposed changes to the NC State Employee’s Health Plan Lien. It’s all good news. 2005 Technical Corrections Act Passes Vote The 2005 Technical Corrections Act conference report (that contained the “technical” corrections for the lien) has been adopted by both houses, and now goes to the…

I just got back from a three day legal work trip in Akron, Ohio. I had a lot to do there in a short period of time, so I was hoping that my multiple levels of technology would help me out. Everything seems to worm just fine, and I learned a few things. About my…

Some lawyers will send detailed Requests for Admissions to an opposing party after their deposition asking that statements from the deposition be admitted or denied. While this may seem redundant in some ways, I think it is a great technique to “cement” testimony that will be used in trial. For example, the RFA may read:…

Quick Answer: No, one trial judge can not overrule another trial judge in NC. Generally, one superior court judge cannot overrule another. Bailey v. Gooding, 60 N.C. App. 459, 461 (1983) (citing In re Burton, 257 N.C. 534, 126 S.E. 2d 581 (1962)). The well established rule in North Carolina is that no appeal lies…

Technorati Profile So that’s my technorati profile. Let’s see if this works. Anyone else have experience doing all of this registration stuff? If so, I’d love to talk with you. Chris

How to Choose a Lawyer: The Insiders Guide Ok, I’m a lawyer so I suppose that I have a vested interest in writing an article about choosing lawyers. But at the same time, I realize that I can’t represent ever person in the world, and I see people choosing lawyers that I would not let…