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North Carolina Supreme Court Requires Specific Pleadings for Trade Secret Claim

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Like most states, the North Carolina Trade Secrets Protection Act prohibits individuals or businesses from misappropriating or misusing certain confidential business information belonging to someone else. However, not all...more

Morris James LLP

Nature of Company's Defenses Can Expand Scope of Discovery

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There is no question that, in a books-and-records action, the scope of discovery is limited and such discovery is not an appropriate means of obtaining the same books and records sought in the action. In Chammas v. NavLink...more

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North Carolina Business Court Revisits When Customer-Related Information is a Trade Secret

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The North Carolina Business Court recently revisited the question of when a business’s customer-related information can be considered trade secrets. In Southern Fastening Systems, Inc. v. Grabber Construction Products, Inc.,...more

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An Interesting Trade Secrets Case From The Business Court

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If you were unsure whether customer information held by your client -- like customer contact information, sales reports, prices and terms books, sales memos, sales training manuals, commission reports, and vendor information...more

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