LegalZoom awaits ruling in N.C., facing lawsuit in S.C.

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LegalZoom awaits ruling in N.C., facing lawsuit in S.C.

By Phillip Bantz
Published: June 1, 2012
Time posted: 12:05 pm

As LegalZoom.com and the North Carolina State Bar continue to trade barbs in a widely publicized lawsuit playing out in the state’s Business Court, the popular self-help legal website is fending off new allegations from South Carolina’s former top prosecutor.

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