When a claim for violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 goes to trial, what analytical framework governs the admissibility of evidence related to that claim? Today’s post studies a recent decision by Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III in the North Carolina Business Court that raises this question. When an […]
In cases that involve claims brought under North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, an often overlooked issue is whether federal law preempts the 75-1.1 claim. In a case of apparent first impression, a federal district court in North Carolina recently ruled that the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act […]
In a recent blog post, we discussed a new antitrust decision from the North Carolina Business Court that involves healthcare providers and health insurers. In that post, we examined the significance of that opinion to indirect-purchaser standing under North Carolina antitrust law. Judge Michael Robinson’s decision in Christopher DiCesare, et […]
It is rare that a North Carolina state court hands down a Chapter 75 decision in a “pure” antitrust matter. The North Carolina Business Court, however, recently did just that. This new decision, moreover, may have far-reaching implications both about who can bring antitrust claims under North Carolina law and […]