Bojangles, a Charlotte-born chicken, biscuits, and tea restaurant chain, long ago outkicked its Southeastern roots into nearly 800 locations across 17 states. That footprint, featuring more than 9,000 employees
Continue Reading Fast-Food Giant Targeted by International Hackers Must Also Face Related Data Breach Claims Brought by Former Employees
While the best bet on a prediction market like Kalshi might be that trial results are just unpredictable, one thing that seems relatively certain about practice before the Business Court
Continue Reading Appeals from Decisions of NC Business Court Judges, it Turns Out, Have a Nearly Exclusive Path to the State Supreme Court
Drone technology and its wide applications have had a sweeping impact in military and civilian settings. They have helped even the odds for Ukraine in defending against Russia’s invasion, and
Continue Reading On Drones, Pleading Specificity, and Purported Novellas
The Town of Carrboro is a small place with big legal ambitions about combatting climate change. It’s been hard at work seeking to reduce its own carbon emissions, and reports
Continue Reading NC Business Court Relies on Political Question Doctrine in Dismissing Climate Change Lawsuit
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
The City of Charlotte’s Gold Line Streetcar extension, that brought the system to a 4-mile, 17-stop line, opened to the public in August 2021. But disputes about its construction (and
Continue Reading Charlotte’s Contracts to Build Transit System are Inseparable Part of Government Function to Provide Service to Public
A counterclaim plaintiff’s claims in a complex trade secret action involving the development of cell-cultured human milk suffered a rather pedestrian fate given the important technological stakes. The counterclaim defendants
Continue Reading A Rule 4 Service Drama: all FedEx, DHL and UPS Delivery Modes are not Created Equal
So-called “new wave” stockholder agreements that purport to meaningfully limit a board’s authority to manage a corporation got a recent stern look from the Delaware Court of Chancery in West
Continue Reading When a “New-Wave” Stockholder Agreement Crashes into the Statutory Wall of a Board’s Corporate Control
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
PreGel America makes and distributes products used in the gelato, ice cream and pastry business. But it alleges a far less than sweet experience with its former CEO, who the
Continue Reading A Bitter Dish in the Dessert Industry: Company Pays Litigation Expenses for a Corporate Officer who Won Dismissal of Its Misappropriation Claims