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As published in The Pilot: ” N.C. Press Association attorney Mike Tadych said the board was legally bound to provide all information connected to the closed session minutes. “Based on review of the minutes, most of the information contained on the audio tapes would be a public record subject to inspection under the Public Records…

On April 17, 2012 the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a Superior Court Judge acted correctly in 2010 by unsealing several search warrants issued in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Zahra Baker.  SMVT partner Amanda Martin sought and obtained the order unsealing the warrants on behalf of The Charlotte…

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 98 CVS 14693 JILL CORRIGAN and K.C., a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, ANNE WINNER Plaintiffs v.WILLIE DONALD WHITE, JR., JON O’DELL, STEVE LANE, JOSEPH HESS,CVM ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a CRABTREE VALLEY MALL, PLAZA ASSOCIATES, INC. d/b/a…

Hugh Stevens’ article “The Unforgettable Ms. McKinney” was published in the Spring, 2012 edition of the North Carolina State Bar Journal.  To read the article, which tells the story of a memorable libel case, click here.

In December U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephani Humrickhouse awarded SMVT client Dr. Eric Janis $650,000 in actual and punitive damages against a former colleague, Dr. Franklin Wefald.  Judge Humrickhouse found that Dr. Wefald libeled Dr. Janis in a 2009 radio broadcast.  To read the Smithfield Herald’s story about the award, click here.

In a recent Letter to Ms. Leslie Strohm, General Council to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ms. Amanda Martin and Mr. Hugh Stevens (representing The News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, News 14 Carolina, WNCN 17, WRAL, the Associated Press, The Hickory Daily Record, and The Winston-Salem Journal) asked the University to request an…

On Saturday October 22nd, Ms. Amanda Martin served on two panels at the Media Law in the Digital Age conference co-sponsored by the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center and Kennesaw State’s Center for Sustainable Journalism. The first panel, “Online Community Building and Managing: What are the Legal and Editorial Concerns You Need…

The American Bar Association’s “Communication Lawyer” Newsletter has published an article about Media Coalitions by SMVT Partners Hugh Stevens, Amanda Martin and Mike Tadych.  To read the article, click below: American Bar Association Article  

Follow the link below to view the Records Request. Letter to Chancellor Holden Thorp

SMVT partner Amanda Martin was interviewed by WTVD news anchor Steve Daniels in connection with the station’s story about a young woman who sent her boyfriend a nude photo of herself and then was horrified when the boyfriend’s Marine Corps buddies forwarded the photo to hundreds of other people. Ms. Martin told WTVD viewers that…