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Appellate developments rarely arrive with a single headline. More often, they show up as procedural changes, new decision-makers, and shifting court workloads — changes that quietly reshape risk, leverage, cost, and outcomes...more
In the final quarter of 2025, the Texas Business Court closed its first calendar year of operation with a full slate of notable opinions. The Business Court continued to release opinions clarifying its jurisdiction, including...more
In recent years, defendants in data breach class action lawsuits filed in the state courts in North Carolina have succeeded in designating these disputes to the North Carolina Business Court. The Business Court has accepted...more
The Texas Business Court has made it clear that in order to satisfy its amount in controversy jurisdictional threshold when only unpaid royalties are sought under a breach of contract claim, the amount in...more
In Ameriguard Security Services, Inc. & Garcia v. Anderson, et al., Judge Maria Gall of Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District’s Business Court found that absent fraud or manifest error, the certified stockholder list maintained...more
Drue Moore was co-founder of a company at the center of today’s high-finance college coaching carousel. Defendant Winthrop Intelligence, LLC used public records to aggregate university data, including coaching salaries, and...more
We focus a lot at the blog on ways in which the Business Court sets the boundaries for conduct of business within the State to provide a more settled landscape for companies to assess risks and opportunities. There are...more
In one of the first written opinions from the Texas Business Court interpreting Texas contract law, City Choice Group, LLC v. TMC Grand Blvd Land Company, LLC (“City Choice”), the Court’s analysis offers early insight into...more
Kilpatrick’s Dustin Green and Whitney Pakalka recently presented a CLE seminar providing a “2025 North Carolina Business Court Update.” The presentation provided an in-depth discussion of the North Carolina Business Court’s...more
In Marathon Oil Co. v. Mercuria Energy America, LLC, the Texas Business Court (11th Division) considered a North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) contract to buy and sell natural gas. With three opinions to discuss,...more
Businesses that face complex disputes in North Carolina should prepare for significant changes to the Business Court designation process starting December 1, 2025, including renewed opportunities to get their cases before the...more
While Delaware's Court of Chancery tends to get all the headlines, the rest of the U.S. boasts a robust collection of localized business courts, where corporate disputes are regularly decided. This Law360 Expert Analysis...more
The Texas Business Court continues to show it will enforce statutory limits on entity liability and scrutinize early pleadings under Rule 91a. Judge Brian Stagner’s opinion in Lensabl hits three issues that frequently arise:...more
In February 2025, we wrote about the new Texas Business Court and factors to consider in determining whether to file your next construction suit in Texas’ new court. Since then, the Texas Legislature has expanded the Texas...more
Akin is excited to announce the launch of our three-part, limited series podcast, The Business Court Benches: Delaware and Texas Compared. This topical series, co-hosted by Akin litigation partners Scott Barnard and Stephanie...more
At first glance, SB 632 resembles Texas House Bill 19 (HB 19), the 2023 law establishing the Texas Business Court. But differences in the Texas Constitution likely provide stronger legal protection for Texas’ new system,...more
The North Carolina Business Court recently issued an opinion in Carolina Medical Partners, PLLC v. Shah. The case involves a flurry of litigation arising out of the breakup of a medical practice and allegations of impropriety...more
The Texas Business Court recently reaffirmed that pleading damages “in an amount of not less than” the applicable, required amount in controversy ($5 million or $10 million) without including specific factual allegations...more
In a mobile economy, with company executives and key employees working far afield from their company’s homes and interests, the often-tricky business of personal jurisdiction has taken on new layers of complexity. In Shively...more
When something goes wrong with your contract or business deal, where do you go to enforce your rights? The rise of business courts reflects growing competition between states to offer efficient forums that meet the needs of...more
Investment advisors defending fraud claims from a former client recently asked the Business Court to place them within the three-year statute of limitations applicable to those who provide professional services. In Pridgen v....more
Here is a common scenario: A key employee resigns, and the former employer discovers that on the way out he emailed to a personal account sensitive business information including financial and strategic planning data. ...more
Texas is aggressively positioning itself as the nation’s trial capital for “bet-the-company” business disputes. On September 1, 2025, the recently created Texas business courts will begin welcoming trade secret and...more
The Nevada District Court recently clarified that the business judgment rule — a fundamental corporate law protection — applies to limited liability companies when their operating agreements specify fiduciary duties. The...more
On July 23, 2025, the North Carolina Business Court denied summary judgment in United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., allowing claims of trade secret misappropriation and unfair trade practices to proceed...more