A story as old as time. Employee meets employer. Employee signs non-compete. Employee works for employer. Employee quits working for employer. Employee goes to work for employer’s competitor. Employer sues employee and competitor for breach of the non-compete. And after a court denies the employer’s motion for a preliminary injunction […]
While this blog generally discusses cases decided in North Carolina, we occasionally venture out of state to see how judges in other parts of the country interpret our statutes, particularly section 75-1.1. Today is one of those trips, so put on your jaunty suits and fancy hats, fix yourself a […]
We have written previously about the interplay between our insurance laws and section 75-1.1, including the requirement that a plaintiff must show actual and reasonable reliance when its claim rests on misrepresentations. We also visited (carefully) with the Broad Street Bullies in an earlier decision that looked at the relationship […]
Our federal courts do not designate certain orders as being “orders of significance” the way the Business Court does, but if they did, a recent decision from Judge William L. Osteen, Jr. in the Middle District of North Carolina might qualify. This short blog post reviews such an order remanding […]
