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Category: Other 75-1.1 Issues

August 23, 2016
Posted in  Other 75-1.1 Issues

High Prices = Unfair Trade Practices?

Does N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 ever support liability simply because the price of a good or service is too high? To our surprise, a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina answers “maybe so.” In Respess v. Crop Production Services, Inc., Senior District […]

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June 28, 2016
Posted in  Other 75-1.1 Issues

Can Failing Antitrust Claims Be Repackaged as Unfair Methods of Competition? The North Carolina Business Court Answers No

Although courts sometimes describe N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 as an outgrowth of antitrust law, most 75-1.1 claims do not arise from antitrust fact patterns. SiteLink Software, LLC v. Red Nova Labs, Inc. is an exception. That case involves overlapping antitrust claims and section 75-1.1 claims. In this setting, the […]

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