When a sweeping public health crisis ultimately reaches the country’s court systems, the grim statistics and financial accounting that are sure to accompany its narrative are shocking – and inescapable.
Continue Reading Harris Teeter Settled Its Opioid Claims, But Lost Access to Insurance Coverage Over How Settlement Agreement Memorialized It
Bojangles, a Charlotte-born chicken, biscuits, and tea restaurant chain, long ago outkicked its Southeastern roots into nearly 800 locations across 17 states. That footprint, featuring more than 9,000 employees
Continue Reading Fast-Food Giant Targeted by International Hackers Must Also Face Related Data Breach Claims Brought by Former Employees
While the best bet on a prediction market like Kalshi might be that trial results are just unpredictable, one thing that seems relatively certain about practice before the Business Court
Continue Reading Appeals from Decisions of NC Business Court Judges, it Turns Out, Have a Nearly Exclusive Path to the State Supreme Court
The advent of e-filing in North Carolina’s state courts has delivered a long-sought respite to sending couriers and local counsel to clerk’s offices from Manteo to Murphy. While the journey
Continue Reading E-Filing in North Carolina has Come a Long Way, but the Business Court’s First-in-Class System Still Awaits its Upgrade
Drone technology and its wide applications have had a sweeping impact in military and civilian settings. They have helped even the odds for Ukraine in defending against Russia’s invasion, and
Continue Reading On Drones, Pleading Specificity, and Purported Novellas
Chief Justice Paul Newby has designated Judge Adam Conrad to serve as Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court, effective August 1, 2026. The announcement can be found here
Continue Reading Adam Conrad Designated as Chief Judge of North Carolina Business Court
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed budget legislation yesterday that resolved a long-standing stand-off between Republicans in the state House and Senate. Republicans in both chambers passed their own budgets
Continue Reading Complex Family Financial Cases Get the “Specialty Court” Treatment in Newly Adopted North Carolina Budget
Three managers of two LLCs found themselves up a creek without operating agreements. They couldn’t agree on the ownership shares of one of them, and two of the managers thought
Continue Reading Three’s a Crowd: More LLC Managers, Less Clarity
The Town of Carrboro is a small place with big legal ambitions about combatting climate change. It’s been hard at work seeking to reduce its own carbon emissions, and reports
Continue Reading NC Business Court Relies on Political Question Doctrine in Dismissing Climate Change Lawsuit
The journey from a Letter of Intent to a final agreement is often perilous, with the parties’ discussions and intentions wrangled by lawyers and company executives to memorialize deals with
Continue Reading Got an LOI that Extols Close Cooperation Among the Parties? Make Sure the Surviving Agreement Says it Too.