Scott Miskimon Co-Authors the 2015 Cumulative Supplement to North Carolina Contract Law

Raleigh, NC (July 10, 2014) - For the fourteenth consecutive year, Smith Anderson partner Scott Miskimon has co-authored and edited the annual Cumulative Supplement to his legal treatise North Carolina Contract Law. Scott also co-authored the original treatise, published by Lexis in 2001. The 2014 Cumulative Supplement continues to update the work by analyzing recent case law developments for contracts governed by the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Scott Miskimon explains that “before the publication of North Carolina Contract Law, lawyers and judges would have to spend hours researching a contracts issue with no assurance of finding a definitive answer. However, this treatise puts thousands of cases at the reader’s fingertips and in minutes one can find authoritative answers along with an insightful analysis into the reasoning behind a rule of law." 

Cited and quoted by the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Contract Law comprehensively examines the law of contracts as applied by the State’s appellate courts. The treatise includes tables of cases and statutes, indices and more than 4,000 footnotes. Divided into two parts, Part I analyzes the creation and enforcement of common-law contracts such as employment agreements, construction contracts, leases, contracts for the sale of land, options, broker’s contracts and guaranty agreements. In Part II, the authors review contracts for the sale of goods and warranty issues, and analyze the interplay between the Uniform Commercial Code’s Article 2 and North Carolina’s Products Liability Act.  North Carolina Contract Law is available in book form and in the Lexis on-line database.

About Scott Miskimon

Scott is broadly experienced in litigating and arbitrating significant contract disputes and business tort actions, and has represented a variety of technology companies, construction companies, commercial landlords and tenants, manufacturers, employees, employers, buyers and sellers of real estate, real estate brokers, and securities firms and brokers. He also is experienced in litigating trusts, wills and other estate matters. In addition to his litigation and business risk management practice, Scott serves clients with transactional needs, including research and development agreements, distribution agreements, commercial leases, employment agreements and covenants not to compete.  Scott is also a frequent speaker and author on contract and litigation topics. To learn more, visit his bio at www.SmithLaw.com.

About Smith Anderson

Since our founding in 1912, Smith Anderson has grown to more than 120 attorneys and is the largest law firm headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle area. We serve clients ranging in size from large public companies to emerging growth businesses, providing a full range of legal services to assist our clients in accomplishing their goals. The knowledge and experience of our attorneys makes us well-positioned to handle the litigation and business matters that our clients face. For more information, please visit www.SmithLaw.com.