As a still-young judicial panel, the Business Court frequently has an opportunity to define its boundaries in the face of challenges to its jurisdictional reach. In Inhold, LLC v. PureShield,
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How High is the Bar to Prove a Plaintiff’s Complaint is a Mere Sham?
In the Business Court,
Consider it Pole Vaulting
A familiar Business Court journey – former employees and alleged trade secret misappropriation – took a detour in Lowder Construction, Inc. v.
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A Business Court Reminder: Pleading Around Facts Rarely Turns Out Well
Here at the blog, we love a well-crafted set of local rules as much as the next lawyer. (Yes, we hear you laughing; we’re the folks who recap decisions about
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What the Business Court Judges Want You to Know
Following up on my post from earlier this week, the Mecklenburg County Business Court CLE concluded on Friday with the panel of Judges, Chief Judge Bledsoe, Judge McGuire,
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A Worldwide Covenant not to Compete May Someday Merit a Preliminary Injunction, but it Won’t Likely Come Soon in the N.C. Business Court.
Sometimes when seeking a trail of breadcrumbs to help unwind a twisty problem, one finds the whole loaf, instead. So it was for the N.C. Business Court in granting a
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