Attorney Fees
When Discovery Goes Off Track, can a Pro Se Party Right the Course?Check your Receipts at Summary Judgment: Court Awards Attorney's Fees Against Party that Pressed on with “Meritless” Claim After Close of DiscoveryA Bitter Dish in the Dessert Industry: Company Pays Litigation Expenses for a Corporate Officer who Won Dismissal of Its Misappropriation Claims
Civil Procedure
Out-of-State Attorneys Have Room to Argue their Work for North Carolina Residents Does Not Create “Minimum Contacts”Business Court Expands Potential Duties of Landowners for Torts that Begin on Their Property, but Conclude ElsewhereAce is the Place for Many Things, but not Always for Proper Rule 4 Service
Intellectual Property
Two business court rulings offer insights on trade secret pleadings, employment agreements, and credibilityDenied! Judge Davis rejects a “half-hearted” approach to obtaining a preliminary injunctionNorth Carolina Supreme Court Unpacks a Service Contract and Finds a Potential Software Sale Lurking Within
Judge Conrad
TikTok’s New Domestic Owners Still Face an Array of State Consumer Protection Claims Over Unfairly Targeting MinorsBusiness Court Expands Potential Duties of Landowners for Torts that Begin on Their Property, but Conclude ElsewhereProductivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics
Judge Robinson
Providing Investment Advisory Services in North Carolina May be a “Profession,” But Doesn’t Get Limitations Period for Professional Negligence ClaimsWolfspeed, Durham-Based Semiconductor Producer, Fighting Financial Peril in the Market and Employee Exits in the CourtsProductivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics
Negligence
Providing Investment Advisory Services in North Carolina May be a “Profession,” But Doesn’t Get Limitations Period for Professional Negligence ClaimsBusiness Court Assesses Duties to Protect Patient Information Shared Through Electronic PortalsBusiness Court Expands Potential Duties of Landowners for Torts that Begin on Their Property, but Conclude Elsewhere
Personal Jurisdiction
Out-of-State Attorneys Have Room to Argue their Work for North Carolina Residents Does Not Create “Minimum Contacts”Not all contacts are created equal: more PJ lessons from the Business Court. Investors in Wilmington Project Lose Bid to Sue Company that Solicited Their Investments through Marketing Efforts in China
Settlement Agreement
19th Nervous Breakdown: on the Wrong Side of a Contractual Deadline, You Can’t Always Get What You WantWhen “Divorcing” Physicians Scuffle Over Contractual Plans to Honor Patient Choice, do they Render Medical Service?A Discovery Tale as Old as Time: Seek What You Really Want, or You May Never Find It
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
A Bitter Dish in the Dessert Industry: Company Pays Litigation Expenses for a Corporate Officer who Won Dismissal of Its Misappropriation ClaimsBuyer Acquired Claims "of Any Kind,” Including Seller's Charge that its Own President's Misconduct Forced a Sale at Suppressed PriceOnce a Business Court Case, Always a Business Court Case
Trade Secrets
Wolfspeed, Durham-Based Semiconductor Producer, Fighting Financial Peril in the Market and Employee Exits in the CourtsTwo business court rulings offer insights on trade secret pleadings, employment agreements, and credibilityDenied! Judge Davis rejects a “half-hearted” approach to obtaining a preliminary injunction