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
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“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 v. LB-UBS-2007-C2 Millstream Road LLC, 2022 NCBC 3, was not outside the norm
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Business 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 again.
Ford v. Jurgens, 2022 NCBC Order 9 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2022)
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North Carolina Business Court Seeks Full-Time, Permanent Law Clerk
The North Carolina Business Court is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving both the Winston-Salem and Greensboro Business Court locations as a shared Judicial Research Assistant (Law Clerk) responsible
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Tenisha Jacobs Nominated to Serve on North Carolina Business Court
On March 29, 2022, Governor Roy Cooper announced the nomination of Tenisha Jacobs to serve as Special Superior Court Judge with a designation to the North Carolina Business Court. Jacobs
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Some Corporate Insiders Can Safely Throw Stones from Glass Offices
NC Supreme Court Reaffirms that Raising Funds from Outside Investors, Even Fraudulently, is not a “Business Activity” Subject to Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Scrutiny
The North Carolina Supreme Court
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All that Glitters May Just be Yellow Paint
Defendant in “Sham Technology” Case Wins Jurisdiction Argument on Lack of Service, but Waives it by Appearing Post-Judgment in Attempt to Protect Assets
In the Land of Technology Oz a
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When Finding a Corporate Stalemate is Like Searching for Bobby Fischer
Judicial Dissolution of a “Deadlocked” LLC in North Carolina is a Big Ask When There is Evidence of Even Limited Cooperation Among Members
Plaintiff Lee Norris and defendant James Schaafsma
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No Harm, No Foul
Business Court Pockets its Whistle on Claims that Hoops Commentator Billy Packer’s Company Unfairly Changed Roster for Mountain Development
Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer is credited with one of
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NC Supreme Court Endorses Flexibility for Business Court in Determining “Fair Value” for Dissenting Shareholders
In 2017, British American Tobacco (BAT) purchased a North Carolina-based tobacco company, Reynolds American Inc., for $49 billion. The deal allowed BAT to acquire the 57.8% of Reynolds it
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