Appeals

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

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…
Continue Reading NC Supreme Court Endorses Flexibility for Business Court in Determining “Fair Value” for Dissenting Shareholders

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. …
Continue Reading Business Court: Subsequently Filed Notice of Appeal Deprives Trial Court of Jurisdiction to Rule on Pending Rule 60(b)(6) Motion

In a series of recent opinions in Justice v. Mission Hospital, Inc., the Business Court dismissed claims that MedPay benefits were improperly routed to a treating hospital, dismissed the…
Continue Reading N.C. Business Court Affirms the Assignability of MedPay Benefits to Treating Hospitals and Reminds Litigants to Direct Appeals to the Proper Court