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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