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North Carolina Business Court Rule 7: A Strategic Guide and Checklist for Business Court Motions Practice

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Practicing in the North Carolina Business Court requires more than simply following the Rules of Civil Procedure. Once a case is designated as a mandatory complex business case, North Carolina Business Court Rules (BCRs) take...more

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Parties May Not Always Get Oral Argument on Business Court Motions, But It Doesn’t Hurt to Flag the Need for It

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The Business Court’s docket is jammed full of disputes among entrepreneurs, joint venturers, and hopeful co-owners that go off the rails. Typically, counsel are along for each side to guide the dispute through litigation. In...more

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Texas Business Court Clarifies Narrow Pleading Standards for Veil-Piercing Under Texas law

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In Lensabl, Inc. v. RBH SPE ONE, LLC, Judge Stagner of the Texas Business Court's Eighth Division clarified the narrow pleading standards for veil-piercing claims under Texas law. Robert Byrnes, through his companies RBH SPE...more

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Business Court Update: North Carolina Courts Can Reach Out-of-State Executives  

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Last week, the North Carolina Business Court denied a motion to dismiss, stating that it could exercise personal jurisdiction over claims against an out-of-state executive when he sought personal benefit and threatened to...more

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Out-of-State Attorneys Have Room to Argue their Work for North Carolina Residents Does Not Create “Minimum Contacts”

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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

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Courts have Rods and Reels, But Don’t Make Them Fish for The Story

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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

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Texas Business Court Rejects Delaware-Style Veil Piercing, Enforces Texas’ Statutory Standard

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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

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North Carolina Business Court Weighs in on Business Breakups and Fiduciary Claims

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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

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Providing Investment Advisory Services in North Carolina May be a “Profession,” But Doesn’t Get Limitations Period for...

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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

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Wolfspeed, Durham-Based Semiconductor Producer, Fighting Financial Peril in the Market and Employee Exits in the Courts

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Wolfspeed, a Durham-based silicon carbide semiconductor business, has plenty on its plate these days amid media reports of an impending bankruptcy reorganization. While such a filing would be aimed at a short(ish) judicial...more

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Business Court Expands Potential Duties of Landowners for Torts that Begin on Their Property, but Conclude Elsewhere

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That’s what a patron of Northlake Mall and Northlake Commons reportedly asked in an online forum about safety concerns at these Mecklenburg County shopping venues. The plaintiff in Brown v. TM Northlake Mall, LP, 2025 NCBC...more

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