Discord within a faith community comes with all the challenges of a secular dispute, but carries with it the special responsibility that members of a congregation share in a collective
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Business Court Confirms the “Special” Cases Where State Law Claims “Arise Under” Federal Law Remain a Rarity
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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Discovery Holes Can be Escaped, but First: Stop Digging
Discovery in a complex commercial case can feature its fair share of mayhem, particularly where it includes a large document production. Yet, where parties plan and execute information exchanges with
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Governor Cooper Nominates Four to Business Court Bench
Yesterday’s press release from the Governor’s Office with information on the nominees is available here:
https://governor.nc.gov/news/governor-cooper-nominates-four-special-superior-court-judges
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Straight from the Source – Comments from the Business Court Judges
At the NCBA’s annual Antitrust and Complex Business Disputes Section CLE last week, there was a panel segment of the North Carolina Business Court Judges. Fox Rothschild was there, and
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When it comes to PJ, KYC (Know Your Contractor) – or at least where they are headquartered.
Contract with “substantial connection” with NC leads to PJ over a California Defendant who never visited NC.
In Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. v. Smart & Final Stores LLC, 2020
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A Discovery Tale as Old as Time: Seek What You Really Want, or You May Never Find It
Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true.
– drawn from The Old Man and Death, Aesop
In Brewer v. Grue, 2020 NCBC 59, Judge Conrad
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In a Fight Over Corporate Inspection Rights, a Quick Kick Beats the Trick Play
A group of mostly powerless Class B members in a utility services firm suspected its only Class A member of self-dealing, but their suspicions did not mate with corporate authority
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When Judging Investment Options by the Numbers, Second Follows First, and Nothing Else
Business Court Confirms a Right
To Invest in a “Second” Project
Extends No Further
At Fifth and Church streets in uptown Charlotte, a group of investors opened the aptly named
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Cross-Border Litigations Over Control of an LLC with an Unusual Twist: the Same Law Firm on Both Sides of the Battle
It’s not often that the rote listing of involved attorneys at the outset of a Business Court opinion gives much of a clue of what issues lie ahead. A curious
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