Jonathan Sasser Ellis & Winters LLP partner Jonathan Sasser was recently interviewed by the Triangle Business Journal for an article regarding employee departures in the banking industry. In the article, entitled “Banks Enforcing Employee Agreements: What Attorneys Say You Need to Know,” the author examines litigation that can arise after a bank employee joins a competing […]
On June 19th, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that will have far reaching implications for mass manufacturers. The case is Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Superior Court of California (No. 16—466). The opinion clarifies the scope of a court’s personal jurisdiction. Continuing a line of cases that constrict personal […]
Stephen D. Feldman This article was originally published in the June 2017, Section Vol. 37, No. 3, of The Litigator, which is published by the Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. An alleged violation of N.C.G.S. Section 75—1.1 is a staple of business litigation in North Carolina. A recent decision by the […]
On April 25, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could finally clarify the scope of a court’s personal jurisdiction. The case is Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Superior Court of California (No. 16—466). It asks the Court to resolve a circuit split concerning the […]