By Jeff MacHarg and Camryn Rohr.
Maven Advantage, Inc. and Square One Storm Restoration, LLC are competing roofing businesses. Maven alleged that two employees (Couch and Daniels) stole Maven’s
Continue Reading Two business court rulings offer insights on trade secret pleadings, employment agreements, and credibility
A Durham County class action asks whether “My Chart,” a widely used portal that medical providers use to communicate with patients about test results, conditions, and treatments should more aptly
Continue Reading Business Court Assesses Duties to Protect Patient Information Shared Through Electronic PortalsBy Jeff MacHarg and Camryn Rohr
To practitioners familiar with internal disputes involving closely held companies, the allegations in Lafayette Village Pub, LLC v. Burnham, 2025 NCBC 8, are
Continue Reading A(nother) Cautionary Tale on the Importance of Operating Agreements
Each February, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts publishes its Report on North Carolina Business Court. The Report includes data on case types, number of cases, pending
Continue Reading Productivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics
In the complex world of “cap and trade” emissions regimes, acquiring credits to offset a company’s pollution portfolio requires decision makers to see the forest for the trees. And sometimes
Continue Reading Seeing the Forest for the Trees, and Protecting it: a “Cap and Trade” Litigation TaleJeff MacHarg and Alexandra Hirsch
To secure a preliminary injunction, a party must present evidence of two things, and fast: (1) likelihood of success on the merits; and (2) irreparable
Continue Reading Denied! Judge Davis rejects a “half-hearted” approach to obtaining a preliminary injunction
More than 500 sequentially accessed files downloaded to a personal thumb drive, and a description in a verified complaint of the purported confidential information and trade secrets implicated, were the
Continue Reading Court Looks Closely, but Sees no Whistleblower Story to Support Fired Employee’s Download of Key Documents
It turns out there is something more difficult than the financing and development of a luxury retirement community, the long life of which spanned from its initial municipal approval in
Continue Reading A Recipe for Rule 12(b) Failure: Unsavory Complexity, a Pinch of Confusion, and an Overflowing Cup of Acronyms
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
Continue Reading Third Time’s the Charm. Mostly.
In a litigator’s nightmare, when old wooden floors creak and the house speaks in sinister tones to its owner, it’s not: “Get Out!” that the lawyer hears. It’s: “Your Responses
Continue Reading A Nightmare on CivPro Street: Unanswered Requests for Admission