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Jesse Shaver alleges that a founder and CEO of Raleigh-based defense contractor Vadum, Inc., “tricked him into losing his right to equity” in the company. In Shaver v. Walker, 2023 NCBC 27, he claimed that Aaron Walker and another company executive, Gary Edge, made false statements designed to…
Continue Reading Campsite Moments: Stars, S’Mores, and Statements of Material FactEpisode 2: The One Where the Consent Order Didn’t Bring Much in the Way of Finality
In one of many litigations to arise from alleged contamination at the Fayetteville Works chemical…
Continue Reading Episode 2: The One Where the Consent Order Didn’t Bring Much in the Way of FinalityBusiness Court Rejects Effort to Eclipse Tax Credit Regime that Spurred NC Solar Farm Builds
The NC Department of Revenue sought to throw some shade at the financing regimes through…
Continue Reading Business Court Rejects Effort to Eclipse Tax Credit Regime that Spurred NC Solar Farm BuildsAn Expert that is Thorough, but Thoroughly Misses the Issues at Play, Gets No Say
When a party has a second chance for its experts to make a first impression…
Continue Reading An Expert that is Thorough, but Thoroughly Misses the Issues at Play, Gets No SayThe Latest
If the Federal Trade Commission has its way, litigation fights like the one between IQVIA, Inc. and Circuit Clinical Solutions, Inc. over the job switch of executive Dana Edwards will…
Continue Reading A Swan Song for Noncompete Clauses?Half the Battle May be Just Showing Up, but in Business Court Giving Timely Notice that You’re Coming is an Unbending Rule
“You are remembered for the rules you break.”
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
First, this is certainly true. Second, when it comes to the exacting nature of the rules for getting a…
Continue Reading Half the Battle May be Just Showing Up, but in Business Court Giving Timely Notice that You’re Coming is an Unbending RuleIf a court “throws the book” at steadfastly uncooperative litigants, did it really happen if there’s no one around to take the hit? The Business Court tested that “tree falling…
Continue Reading Do Sanctions Against AWOL Litigants Make a Sound When they Land?Prove it! Lessons learned from recent N.C. Business Court rulings on fee petitions.
By Jeff MacHarg and La-Deidre Matthews.
Every litigant wants their attorneys’ fees, but actually recovering them in North Carolina is rare. Fee recovery must be authorized by rule or…
Continue Reading Prove it! Lessons learned from recent N.C. Business Court rulings on fee petitions.Claims not Within Physician-Patient Relationship, Court says, but also are “Entwined with” and “Directly Tied” to Care
Charles McNew was injured in a fall at his home in June 2021…
Continue Reading Patient’s Second “Injury” – Billing for Medical CareNot all contacts are created equal: more PJ lessons from the Business Court.
By Jeff MacHarg and Sarah Traynor
A few months after successfully settling its lawsuit and obtaining a consent judgment against JUUL, the State of North Carolina doubled down, suing…
Continue Reading Not all contacts are created equal: more PJ lessons from the Business Court.2022 Business Court CLE: What the Business Court Judges Want You to Know
On October 14, 2022, the Mecklenburg County Business Court CLE was back in person, with a full day of amazing presentations and, as is tradition, concluded with the panel of…
Continue Reading 2022 Business Court CLE: What the Business Court Judges Want You to KnowYes, This Post is About Taxes, but There’s Bonus Content about The Beatles and Batman!
“Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman.”
Taxman, The Beatles (1966)
Wary of the old maxim about giving inches and losing miles, the North Carolina Department of Revenue…
Continue Reading Yes, This Post is About Taxes, but There’s Bonus Content about The Beatles and Batman!A Business Court Finds There is Little “Neutral” Ground in Disputes Over Church Business
An intra-congregational dispute over control of church bank accounts led the Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church to a schism that forced out a senior pastor, saw church doors locked, and resulted…
Continue Reading A Business Court Finds There is Little “Neutral” Ground in Disputes Over Church BusinessAbout Our Practice
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Rulings issued by the North Carolina Business Court often reverberate beyond the litigants, affecting businesses throughout the state and region. Staying on top of these cases – as well as other appellate and federal court decisions – is essential for companies that need to anticipate and respond quickly to changes in the law.