A letter or three per year, alerting of a data breach at a company with which you’ve interacted, is now par for the course. Hackers, and the companies whose data
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No lawyer, no problem. Justice will still be served.
By Jeff MacHarg and Camryn Rohr.
Judge Conrad’s Final Judgment in Airtron, Inc. v. Bradley Allen Heinrich ends this years-long Chapter 75, trade secret case. No doubt, the plaintiff (Airtron)
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A Tax(ing) Return: Sale of Prep Franchises Fails and Remaining Assets Come Back
In a dispute about tax preparation businesses that one member of Compass Tax Services LLC was selling to the entity, precious little was for certain. Even the parties’ agreement lacked
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When Employees Become Competitors, NC Business Court Keeps a Careful Watch on Disturbances in Marketplace Force
Joshua Langley worked for Autocraft, Inc. for more than five years and rose to have wide access to its business affairs and “substantial responsibility for its overall operations.” While still
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When Doing the Same Thing Over Again and Expecting Different Results is not Insane, a Court Explains
After a six-day jury trial including evidence of “no show” jobs, questionable “friends and family” payroll slots, and allegations of fraud and embezzlement, a Mecklenburg County jury returned a $3-million-plus
Continue Reading When Doing the Same Thing Over Again and Expecting Different Results is not Insane, a Court ExplainsWhen “Divorcing” Physicians Scuffle Over Contractual Plans to Honor Patient Choice, do they Render Medical Service?
The Palmetto Medical Group had a “messy divorce.”
Palmetto’s three physicians had settled into “mutual distrust” and got a good distance down the road toward separation by negotiating a Practice
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Claims not Within Physician-Patient Relationship, Court says, but also are “Entwined with” and “Directly Tied” to Care
Charles McNew was injured in a fall at his home in June 2021
Continue Reading Patient’s Second “Injury” – Billing for Medical CareBusiness Court Finds that Alleged Lack of Diligence by Law Firm Had No Impact on Large Trial Court Loss
Facing a $12.8 million judgment, a plaintiff sought recourse in a legalmalpractice claim against his trial counsel for its alleged role in that unhappy result. But his undoing was the
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NC Supreme Court Reaffirms that Raising Funds from Outside Investors, Even Fraudulently, is not a “Business Activity” Subject to Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Scrutiny
The North Carolina Supreme Court
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No Harm, No Foul
Business Court Pockets its Whistle on Claims that Hoops Commentator Billy Packer’s Company Unfairly Changed Roster for Mountain Development
Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer is credited with one of
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