This post studies a recent decision about a sales agent who’s upset with the quality of his leads. An initial sidebar: the agent wasn’t peddling real estate, but it’s almost impossible to read the decision without thinking of this outstanding movie. David Mamet is a genius. But, setting aside whether […]
We have frequently reviewed the interplay between the economic-loss rule and Section 75.1.1 claims (see here, here, and here). In Foodbuy, LLC v. Gregory Packaging, Inc., (Sept. 25, 2018), Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney of the Western District of North Carolina issued an opinion after a bench trial on dueling […]
We have previously explored the application of the economic-loss rule to claims for violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. As we have observed, different courts have taken different approaches when assessing the rule’s application, depending on the circumstances of the case. In one of our posts, we discussed two […]
We’re not alone in our interest in how the economic-loss doctrine applies to alleged violations of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. In a recent case in the North Carolina Business Court involving section 75-1.1 claims, Judge Michael L. Robinson requested supplemental briefing on the economic-loss doctrine. Judge Robinson’s sua sponte […]