The North Carolina Business Court has implemented a new subscriber-based email alert system to keep readers up to date on the Court’s recent decisions. The alert will hit subscribers’ inboxes
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Business Court Seminar Set for October 22
What: 9th Annual Business Court Seminar
When: Friday, October 22, 2021
Where: Mecklenburg County Bar and Foundation Center, 2850 Zebulon Road, Charlotte, NC 28208 OR Virtually
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Business Court: Subsequently Filed Notice of Appeal Deprives Trial Court of Jurisdiction to Rule on Pending Rule 60(b)(6) Motion
Fox Rothschild North Carolina Appellate Specialist Beth Scherer recently blogged about an important order from Judge Robinson on the impact of a notice of appeal on the trial court’s jurisdiction. …
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Governor Cooper Nominates Four to Business Court Bench

Yesterday’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
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Straight from the Source – Comments from the Business Court Judges
At 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…
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NC Court Rules Business Interruption Insurance Policies Cover Pandemic Losses
Back at the start of the pandemic, this Blog took a brief look at how the anticipated flood of business interruption insurance claims might play out under North Carolina Law: …
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Supreme Court Amends Business Court Rule 3 to Match Recent Amendments to NC Rules of Civil Procedure
Effective October 1, 2020, House Bill 679 amended Rules 3 and Rule 5 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. See here. Of significance, Rule 5 was amended…
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Chief Judge Bledsoe Confirms Application of Chief Justice Beasley’s Extension Order to NCBC Cases

This afternoon North Carolina Business Court Chief Judge Bledsoe issued an Order confirming that the Order issued by Chief Justice Beasley last Thursday applies to cases in the North Carolina…
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Business Interruption Claims-A Brief North Carolina-Based Overview
In the current coronavirus pandemic environment, many businesses and their insurance carriers are (or soon will be) looking at the issue of claims for “business interruption.” While there is not…
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Extension of Deadlines Due to COVID-19-Does It Apply Fully to the Business Court?
Supreme Court of North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley issued an Order today under N.C.G.S. § 7A-39(b) that provides litigants and their attorneys some relief from deadlines for filings and…
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