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
E-Filing in North Carolina has Come a Long Way, but the Business Court’s First-in-Class System Still Awaits its UpgradeOut-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 Elsewhere
Judge Conrad
Adam Conrad Designated as Chief Judge of North Carolina Business CourtTikTok’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 Elsewhere
Judge Robinson
Adam Conrad Designated as Chief Judge of North Carolina Business CourtParties May Not Always Get Oral Argument on Business Court Motions, But It Doesn’t Hurt to Flag the Need for ItProviding Investment Advisory Services in North Carolina May be a “Profession,” But Doesn’t Get Limitations Period for Professional Negligence Claims
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
E-Filing in North Carolina has Come a Long Way, but the Business Court’s First-in-Class System Still Awaits its UpgradeOut-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.
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
Unfair & Deceptive Trade Practice
Got an LOI that Extols Close Cooperation Among the Parties? Make Sure the Surviving Agreement Says it Too.Parties May Not Always Get Oral Argument on Business Court Motions, But It Doesn’t Hurt to Flag the Need for ItTikTok’s New Domestic Owners Still Face an Array of State Consumer Protection Claims Over Unfairly Targeting Minors