February - 2017

NEWS & RESOURCES

“Stunning” Defamation Settlement by Asheville Legal

We’ve all heard the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword. Words have the potential to sway millions, but they also have the potential to inflict great damage. And while the First Amendment protects free speech, it is not a suit of armor against all speech, especially false statements. Our firm just resolved a contentious defamation case concerning false posts and accusations on Facebook made about our client, Davyne Dial. On February 8, 2017, the Court signe

Short-Circuiting Your Suit With a Preliminary Injunction

An oft-repeated mantra of civil litigators is that lawsuits are time consuming ordeals that can sometimes require entire years to resolve. Of course, sometimes a client comes to us with a problem on hand that simply cannot wait that long to be addressed. When there is a very imminent risk of “permanent irreparable harm,” sometimes a matter can be quickly--if temporarily--solved through a preliminary injunction. A preliminary injunction is an order of the court, commanding t

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