If you ever look at the Business Court’s website, you’ve noticed that the Court added late last year a new category of rulings, which it has dubbed “Orders of Significance.” There are 118 of these Orders, stretching back ten years,
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The NC Business Court Deals With The Apex Doctrine (Again)
I know that you haven’t heard from me in a while. I’m sorry, and I feel guilty. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that a gaggle of ten
NC Business Court: Something For Antitrust Lawyers
State law antitrust claims in North Carolina seem to go together with unfair and deceptive trade practices claims (Chapter 75 claims) like peanut butter and jelly. Section 75-2 of the General Statutes says that “any act, contract, combination in the
NC Business Court Steps Into Uncharted Territory On Advancement And Indemnification For Corporate Officers
Judge Robinson boldly went where no North Carolina Judge writing published Opinions had gone before last month in the case of Wheeler v. Wheeler, 2018NCBC117. The subject was a corporate officer’s right to the advancement of legal fees incurred
NC Business Court: Attorney-Client Privilege For Corporations
The NC Business Court delivered a full Opinion last week on attorney-client privilege in Technetics Group Daytona, Inc. v. N2 Biomedical, LLC, 2018 NCBC 115. It’s on the subject of the scope of attorney-client privilege accorded to corporate clients.
NC Business Court Deals With “Unclean Hands”
The Business Court Opinion last month in Shaw v. Gee, 2018 NCBC 108, deals with two interesting trial procedure issues: how to preserve all your arguments for making motions for
Chief Justice Of NC Supreme Court Issues Blanket Order Extending Time In Fourteen Counties Due To Hurricane Florence
This hurricane — Florence — has proved so far to be underwhelming in Greensboro.
But North Carolina is nevertheless taking this hurricane very seriously. It’s seen as so devastating that the Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court has issued
Who Decides Arbitrability? Judge Or Arbitrator? (Again)
Having a client required to arbitrate a case — even though that client never signed off on an arbitration provision — is nothing new. Judge Conrad dealt with that situation late last month in Charlotte Student Housing DST v. Choate
NC Business Court On Changing A Witness’ Deposition Testimony
It is one of the most frustrating things you can have happen after concluding a successful deposition. The witness backtracks on all the substantive admissions she has made during her testimony.
Can she really do that? Well, yes. Rule 30(e)
NC Business Court Warns Lawyers Not To Bring Chapter 75 Claims In Shareholder Disputes
North Carolina’s Unfair And Deceptive Trade Practices Act (G.S. sec. 75-1.1) carries with it the heady possibility of triple damages and attorneys fees. So nearly every Plaintiff’s lawyer routinely includes a Chapter 75 claim in his or