Sometimes the Cards Must be Played
Out Even When the Table has Cooled
If the cards have been kind, often the better instinct is to cut and run before your
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Another PJ Decision: SC employer was subject to PJ in employee’s NC WFH location. Compared to other PJ questions, this one seemed Easy.
If you have employees that work from home (WFH), you may be subject to PJ in their location.
During the last few months, the NC Supreme and Business Courts have
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An “Introduction” in a Complaint: How Much Is Too Much?
Business Court Considers “Extraordinary” 5-Page Introductory Narrative
An “introduction” section in a complaint can set the stage for the case and the claims being asserted. It can forecast and outline
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Chief Judge Bledsoe Further Extends Deadlines and Activities in NCBC Cases to 1 June 2020
This afternoon, Chief Judge Bledsoe issued a second Order – 14 April 2020 NCBC Order – applicable to all Business Court Actions extending case management and other deadlines and procedures
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Once a Business Court Case, Always a Business Court Case
Business Court Retains Case Even After ‘Jurisdictional Hook’ Claim Is Dismissed.
We know that only certain types of claims can trigger Business Court jurisdiction. See N.C.G.S. 7A-45.4. But what
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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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Business Court Statistics
This past Friday, the Mecklenburg County Bar held its 7th Annual North Carolina Business Court CLE. If you regularly practice in the Business Court, this is a “must attend.”
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When It’s Time for a Second Opinion
N.C. Business Court Addresses the Scope of a Judicial Appraisal Proceeding
In Reynolds American Inc. v. Third Motion Equities Master Fund Ltd. et al., 2019 NCBC 35 (N.C. Super.
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Love May Make a Subaru a Subaru, but Title is Still Required to Claim It.
N.C. Business Court Rejects Novel Fraudulent Conveyance Defense Which Offered Up Assets of Allegedly Drained Entity.
The N.C. Business Court has issued three rulings this summer on the pleadings in
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