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The Delaware Chancery Court Remains Popular for Business Disputes

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The Delaware Chancery Court, with over 200 years of precedent on its books, is still a top choice despite competition from other states. Specialized business courts draw in sophisticated litigants involved in complex business...more

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Judge Graham Shirley to Replace Retiring Business Court Judge A. Todd Brown

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Judge A. Todd Brown has announced he will retire from the Business Court effective March 3, 2026. In a February 19, 2026 press release, Chief Justice Paul Newby announced that Special Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley will...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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Data Breach Cases Require Some Technological Issue for Business Court Designation

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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

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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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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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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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Ace is the Place for Many Things, but not Always for Proper Rule 4 Service

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Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy Maksimenko, 2025 NCBC 4, it turned...more

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Productivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics

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Each February, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts publishes its Report on North Carolina Business Court. The Report includes data on case types, number of cases, pending motions, and average age, with...more

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Blog Post of Significance – NCBC Goes Live with Notification System for Opinions and Orders of Significance

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The North Carolina Business Court has implemented a new subscriber-based email alert system to keep readers up to date on the Court’s recent decisions. The alert will hit subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday and contain...more

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