An intra-congregational dispute over control of church bank accounts led the Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church to a schism that forced out a senior pastor, saw church doors locked, and resulted in competing factions worshipping under the banner of a once-united
As failed commercial property deals go, the one at the heart of Miriam Equities, LLC v. LB-UBS-2007-C2 Millstream Road LLC, 2022 NCBC 3, was not outside the norm for a Business Court transaction autopsy. There was a missed closing,
By Jeff MacHarg and Sarah Traynor
Think back-dating that email will help your case? Think again.
Ford v. Jurgens, 2022 NCBC Order 9 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2022) involved a dispute between a nonprofit real estate investment association
The North Carolina Business Court is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving both the Winston-Salem and Greensboro Business Court locations as a shared Judicial Research Assistant (Law Clerk) responsible for evaluating, administering, and managing cases involving commercial matters that
On March 29, 2022, Governor Roy Cooper announced the nomination of Tenisha Jacobs to serve as Special Superior Court Judge with a designation to the North Carolina Business Court. Jacobs currently serves as General Counsel to the North Carolina Department
NC Supreme Court Reaffirms that Raising Funds from Outside Investors, Even Fraudulently, is not a “Business Activity” Subject to Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Scrutiny
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled recently that a company’s allegedly fraudulent efforts to raise
Defendant in “Sham Technology” Case Wins Jurisdiction Argument on Lack of Service, but Waives it by Appearing Post-Judgment in Attempt to Protect Assets
In the Land of Technology Oz a yellow brick road apparently leads to “breakthrough” software technology so
Judicial Dissolution of a “Deadlocked” LLC in North Carolina is a Big Ask When There is Evidence of Even Limited Cooperation Among Members
Plaintiff Lee Norris and defendant James Schaafsma are the sole member-managers of a development company – defendant
Business Court Pockets its Whistle on Claims that Hoops Commentator Billy Packer’s Company Unfairly Changed Roster for Mountain Development
Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer is credited with one of the better Yogi Berra-isms in NCAA hoops lore: “This is
In 2017, British American Tobacco (BAT) purchased a North Carolina-based tobacco company, Reynolds American Inc., for $49 billion. The deal allowed BAT to acquire the 57.8% of Reynolds it didn’t already own and brought many prominent cigarette brands under