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 USA, LLC, 2021 NCBC Order 76 (N.C. Super. Ct. Dec. 9, 2021) involved a dispute between several Brunswick county homeowners and an unlicensed general
The paths that lead to the North Carolina Business Court are often paved with the broken hearts of business partners whose interests, and fortunes, have diverged. Often as not, the Court’s opinions survey the wreckage, identify factors that may have
At Fifth and Church streets in uptown Charlotte, a group of investors opened the aptly named restaurant, 5Church. Other locations and restaurant brands followed, the fifth of which – Sophia’s Lounge – landed next door to the original location in an
A “failed deal” or contract often gives rise to claims for breach of contract, fraud, and/or negligent misrepresentation. Each claim presents its own path to relief. And that path is replete with obstacles, beginning with pleading requirements unique to each claim. Even a
In Curvature, Inc. v. Cantel Computer Servs. Ltd., 2019 NCBC 47 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2019), the Business Court considered whether it could exercise personal jurisdiction over the England-based defendant based on a contract that was
In separate cases, the North Carolina Business Court answers the question: When exactly is a contract formed? The Court reminds business leaders that parties do not form an enforceable agreement until their minds meet on all the material terms.
In Denver
In Rabinowitz v. Suvillaga, 2019 NCBC 7 (N.C. Super. Jan. 28, 2019), Judge Robinson granted the Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the Defendant’s counterclaims in an action involving an alleged agreement “predicated on the Defendant’s expectation” that the couple “would live
In Local Social, Inc. v. Stallings, 2019 NCBC 8 (N.C. Super. Ct. Jan. 30, 2019), Judge Robinson granted the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dismiss the Defendant’s Motion to Enforce the Mediated Settlement Agreement for lack of subject matter
The Black Forest Family Camping Resort, Inc., a family business, was supposed to be a place where campers in Transylvania County could come to spend time with their families. It operated for
How does one open a wine bottle clogged by an old half-crumbled cork? Plaintiff may have the solution, but since we’re in the business court, there is obviously a snag.
In Wining Taylors, LLC v.