In late August, the D.C. Court of Appeals rendered a decision in Chase Plaza Condominium Association, Inc. v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., CA-5826-10 (August 28, 2014) determining that a homeowner's association's (HOA's) statutory "super-priority" lien, or superlien, for unpaid assessments took priority of position over other liens, including a lender's mortgage lien.

Two recent decisions discuss the doctrine of vested rights in entirely different contexts. What might we learn from these cases about the doctrine of vested rights?

The Map Act -- also known as Chapter 136, Article 2E of the General Statutes of North Carolina -- allows the N.C.D.O.T., local governments or other governing bodies to file with the local register of deeds an official "transportation corridor" map.

A significant number of changes brought about by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (RRA) are coming into force on 1 May 2026, and the Government have now released

Rent was due this past week, and many property owners are facing more delinquent renters and requests for rent concessions than they have seen in recent years.

Now a business that was hacked may be successfully sued under state common law by data subjects whose information was compromised in the crime.

Womble Bond Dickinson's Steve Middlebrook will speak on "Strategies for Managing Third-Party Servicers and Implementing Robust Compliance Management Systems" at the American Conference...

Womble Bond Dickinson telecom attorney John Garziglia tells Radio World that objections filed by Low-Power FM (LPFM) proponents shouldn't keep the FCC from proceeding with its FM translator application process.

Issuers of municipal securities (including conduit borrowers) are required to comply with certain disclosure requirements when preparing official statements or other offering documents.

Bitcoin gets plenty of attention—much of it skeptical—as a means to buy and sell good and services beyond traditional forms of currency.

The Court held under D.C. and federal law that the government cannot satisfy a judgment against a co-owner and director of a corporation by seizing corporate assets.

You may be paying for cyber insurance that will not cover the most significant cyber risks faced by your business.

A federal court has ruled that pharmacies are within their rights under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to place pre-recorded calls to some customers reminding them to get flu shots.

Where a court is located often determines the type of cases that it hears.

The Nashville and West Yorkshire regions have announced plans to create a joint HeathTech Bridge initiative, and Womble Bond Dickinson Partner John Scannapieco has been instrumental in leading this innovative effort.

How do we, as patent practitioners, apply factual findings to argue for eligibility of subject matter in claims?

The FCC may be on the verge of relaxing regulations on business data services, including how much they can charge customers. A vote is scheduled for April 19 on a deregulation plan that has been in the works for more than a decade.

AM radio stations owners should mark April 10th on their calendars. That is the official effective date for new FCC rules governing FM translator location—and it gives AM stations more options...

As their methods evolve, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting regional manufacturing businesses with sophisticated and potentially costly attacks.

Disability and neurodiversity representation is crucial in shaping inclusive practices in both the UK and the US. Recent statistics tell us that around 16.1m people in the UK have a disability...