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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 in competing factions worshipping under the banner of a once-united unincorporated association. In McKnight v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.…
Continue Reading A Business Court Finds There is Little “Neutral” Ground in Disputes Over Church Business“As Is” Purchases of Commercial Property May Come with Limited Remedial Tools to Avoid Closing, Business Court Confirms
As failed commercial property deals go, the one at the heart of Miriam Equities, LLC…
Continue Reading “As Is” Purchases of Commercial Property May Come with Limited Remedial Tools to Avoid Closing, Business Court ConfirmsBusiness Court Imposes Sanctions on Attorney-Litigant for Falsifying Evidence
By Jeff MacHarg and Sarah Traynor
Think back-dating that email will help your case? Think…
Continue Reading Business Court Imposes Sanctions on Attorney-Litigant for Falsifying EvidenceThe North Carolina Business Court is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving both the…
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Confidential. To a point. The Business Court Takes On “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Designations
When it comes to confidentiality designations, “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” (“AEO”) typically offers the most stringent level of “protection” for sensitive information disclosed during a case. No one except the attorneys…
Continue Reading Confidential. To a point. The Business Court Takes On “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” DesignationsNC Business Court Refuses to Strike a Most-Favored-Nation Clause Challenged as Hopelessly Vague by Pork Industry Titan
Hog Supplier Allowed Discovery to Prove Smithfield Foods Impermissibly Favored Other Vendors Despite Contract Clause
The paths that lead to the North Carolina Business Court are often paved with the…
Continue Reading NC Business Court Refuses to Strike a Most-Favored-Nation Clause Challenged as Hopelessly Vague by Pork Industry TitanIn a Church Divided, Secular Courts Have Limited Tools to Rejoin What a Congregation has Put Asunder
Discord within a faith community comes with all the challenges of a secular dispute, but carries with it the special responsibility that members of a congregation share in a collective…
Continue Reading In a Church Divided, Secular Courts Have Limited Tools to Rejoin What a Congregation has Put AsunderBusiness Court Confirms the “Special” Cases Where State Law Claims “Arise Under” Federal Law Remain a Rarity
As a still-young judicial panel, the Business Court frequently has an opportunity to define its boundaries in the face of challenges to its jurisdictional reach. In Inhold, LLC v. PureShield, …
Continue Reading Business Court Confirms the “Special” Cases Where State Law Claims “Arise Under” Federal Law Remain a RarityWhat exactly is the “securities transaction” exception to a UDTP claim? As highlighted by the Business Court’s recent decision in Aym Technologies, LLC v. Scopia Capital Management, LPC et al.…
Continue Reading The “Securities Transaction” Exception: A Potent Defense to UDTP ClaimsDiscovery in a complex commercial case can feature its fair share of mayhem, particularly where it includes a large document production. Yet, where parties plan and execute information exchanges with…
Continue Reading Discovery Holes Can be Escaped, but First: Stop DiggingYesterday’s press release from the Governor’s Office with information on the nominees is available here:
https://governor.nc.gov/news/governor-cooper-nominates-four-special-superior-court-judges
Continue Reading Governor Cooper Nominates Four to Business Court BenchAt the NCBA’s annual Antitrust and Complex Business Disputes Section CLE last week, there was a panel segment of the North Carolina Business Court Judges. Fox Rothschild was there, and…
Continue Reading Straight from the Source – Comments from the Business Court JudgesWhen it comes to PJ, KYC (Know Your Contractor) – or at least where they are headquartered.
Contract with “substantial connection” with NC leads to PJ over a California Defendant who never visited NC.
In Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. v. Smart & Final Stores LLC, 2020…
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