Chief Justice Paul Newby has designated Judge Adam Conrad to serve as Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court, effective August 1, 2026. The announcement can be found here
Continue Reading Adam Conrad Designated as Chief Judge of North Carolina Business Court
The journey from a Letter of Intent to a final agreement is often perilous, with the parties’ discussions and intentions wrangled by lawyers and company executives to memorialize deals with
Continue Reading Got an LOI that Extols Close Cooperation Among the Parties? Make Sure the Surviving Agreement Says it Too.
Friends don’t let friends do business with friends.
Among the key Business Court takeaways here at the blog, this maxim rings loud and
Continue Reading We Get By With a Little Help from Our Friends*Only two months into 2025, and the Business Court has already denied two motions for leave to add claims to pierce the corporate veil. My fellow-Foxer, Brad Risinger reported here
Continue Reading Want to pierce the corporate veil? Plead facts, not just factors.
Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy
Continue Reading Ace is the Place for Many Things, but not Always for Proper Rule 4 Service
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
Matthew Bagley worked for a claims adjustment firm in Louisiana as its claims manager for nearly three years before resigning to, allegedly, improperly compete against his former employer, M.D. Claims
Continue Reading A Corporate “One Man Band” Might be a Lonely Road, but the Company is Not Always a Puppet
The road leading away from HCA Healthcare’s 2019 acquisition of the multi-campus Mission Health hospital system in Western North Carolina has been a bumpy ride. HCA has faced suit connected
Continue Reading Even in an Olympic Year, a “Low Bar” for Intervening Parties can be a Major Hurdle
As a matter of business hygiene, North Carolina’s records inspection statute is a bit of an information ATM. But the Business Court recently cautioned that a requester still has to
Continue Reading Wide Access for Inspecting LLC’s Records has Narrow, but Crucial, Guideposts
When Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, was discovered off the North Carolina coast in 1996 after a decade of searching, whatever treasure might have been with it when
Continue Reading A Pirate’s Story, it Turns Out, is Worth its Weight in Gold