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.
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.
By Jeff MacHarg and Sarah Traynor
Think back-dating that email will help your case? Think again.
Ford v. Jurgens, 2022 NCBC Order 9 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2022)
Continue Reading Business Court Imposes Sanctions on Attorney-Litigant for Falsifying Evidence
Can an unlicensed general contractor enforce a construction contract in North Carolina? “No,” and as Judge Conrad explains, “[t]his is an unyielding rule.”
JCG & Associates, LLC vs. Disaster America
Continue Reading No License, No Contract, No Claim
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
Continue Reading When it comes to PJ, KYC (Know Your Contractor) – or at least where they are headquartered.
Jeff MacHarg & Ashley Barton Chandler
In this order from Buckley LLP v. Series 1 of Oxford Ins. Co. NC LLC, Chief Judge Bledsoe dealt with dueling motions to
Continue Reading For Hybrid Business-Legal Communications, Privilege Depends on the “Primary Purpose”
Register here. In the past, this event has been held in a packed Mecklenburg
Continue Reading 8th Annual Business Court CLE is October 23, 2020
If you have employees that work from home (WFH), you may be subject to PJ in their location.
During the last few months, the NC Supreme and Business Courts have
Continue Reading Another PJ Decision: SC employer was subject to PJ in employee’s NC WFH location. Compared to other PJ questions, this one seemed Easy.
In Button v. Level Four Orthotics
Continue Reading And… Another PJ Decision (Still not that kind…): Pre-conflict contacts are relevant.
In Cohen v. Continental, 2020 NCBC Order 12 (N.C. Super. Ct. Mar. 12, 2020) Judge Gale discussed several practical PJ issues – including waiver and website/e-mail contacts. Some takeaways are:
Continue Reading Another PJ Decision: Remember – PJ is a waivable defense…