General David Patraeus fainted from dehydration during a Congressional hearing yesterday.  He apparently just flew in from Jordan and London, and didn’t drink too much water on his return so he wouldn’t require bathroom breaks during the hearing.

Like members of any group, lawyers tend to talk shop when we get together.  Lately, I’ve heard a lot of grousing from other business attorneys about “business divorces.” My colleagues are looking for solutions where there are few good options. 

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Health Care Reform Law or the Health Insurance Reform Law) was passed March 23, 2010.  It included a number of tax credits to small employers to defray the costs of providing additional insurance coverage.  The Internal Revenue Service issued rules Monday regarding these tax credits.  The White House claims [...]

I attended the opening of Tim Hinton’s Edward Jones office in Durham last week.  It was an occasion.  His wife, parents and inlaws were there. His son was taken out of school for the ribbon-cutting.  The local Edward Jones advisors came out to support him, as did the Chick-Fil-A -cow , members of his BNI [...]

Small businesses in the United States have not added jobs for 27 consecutive months, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business, a trade group in Washington, D.C.

Amazon.com, the Seattle-based online retailer, recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Revenue, trying to fend off the state’s request for customer names, addresses and purchases.