We focus a lot at the blog on ways in which the Business Court sets the boundaries for conduct of business within the State to provide a more settled landscape
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Third Time’s the Charm. Mostly.
Maybe the third time is really only the charm in Baltimore. But at least sometimes a third shot at a sufficiently pled complaint in North Carolina can still carry
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In Planning a Law Firm Exit, Business Court Commends Attention to the Things that Go Unspoken
A Charlotte area law firm alleged it struck a necessary, and rather ordinary, deal with departing partners to divide fees on contingent cases transitioning among firms based on time expended
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Campsite Moments: Stars, S’Mores, and Statements of Material Fact
Jesse Shaver alleges that a founder and CEO of Raleigh-based defense contractor Vadum, Inc., “tricked him into losing his right to equity” in the company. In Shaver v. Walker
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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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The Trouble with Trebles
CBD Industry Dispute Examines when Conduct Outside an Entity can be Considered an Internal Dispute that Avoids Gateway to Unfair Trade Practice Damages
The CBD product market, by some estimates,
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To Thine Own Documents be True
Evidence a Party Controls, but Fails to Marshal at Trial, Falls Short of High Bar to Undo a Final Judgment Based on an Adversary’s Fraud
When a motion for reconsideration
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Scrutinizing With Particularity
N.C. Business Court Digs into Pleading Requirements in Tossing Three Misrepresentation-Based Claims
A “failed deal” or contract often gives rise to claims for breach of contract, fraud, and/or negligent misrepresentation.
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