By Jeff MacHarg and Sarah Traynor
Think back-dating that email will help your case? Think again.
Ford v. Jurgens, 2022 NCBC Order 9 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2022)
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In a dispute among the members of a dissolved soccer gear company, the Business Court flashed a “red card” on litigants who
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Considering whether to add a Chapter 75 claim to your breach of contract dispute? If you don’t have substantial aggravating circumstances, resist the urge and don’t assert the Chapter 75
Continue Reading Once … Twice … Three times… You’re sanctioned.
It started out like a typical Business Court case: a company filed suit against its former employees (and their
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