CBD Industry Dispute Examines when Conduct Outside an Entity can be Considered an Internal Dispute that Avoids Gateway to Unfair Trade Practice Damages
The CBD product market, by some estimates,
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NC Business Court Refuses to Strike a Most-Favored-Nation Clause Challenged as Hopelessly Vague by Pork Industry Titan
Hog Supplier Allowed Discovery to Prove Smithfield Foods Impermissibly Favored Other Vendors Despite Contract Clause
The paths that lead to the North Carolina Business Court are often paved with the
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The “Securities Transaction” Exception: A Potent Defense to UDTP Claims
What exactly is the “securities transaction” exception to a UDTP claim? As highlighted by the Business Court’s recent decision in Aym Technologies, LLC v. Scopia Capital Management, LPC et al.
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How High is the Bar to Prove a Plaintiff’s Complaint is a Mere Sham?
In the Business Court,
Consider it Pole Vaulting
A familiar Business Court journey – former employees and alleged trade secret misappropriation – took a detour in Lowder Construction, Inc. v.
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N.C. Business Court Remains Suspicious of a Chapter 75 Claim Involving Internal Corporate Strife, But Allows the Claim to Survive the Pleadings Stage
The Business Court tentatively waded back into its well-settled case law that tends to scold litigants who try to convert internal company disputes into unfair trade practice claims in Constr.
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Sykes Affirmed – Healthcare Practitioners Take Note
In a much-watched case, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Business Court in Sykes v. Health Network Solutions. The case was being watched mostly for its analysis
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