While N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 reaches any action “in or affecting commerce,” there are several limitations to its reach. One such limitation is the internal business dispute exemption, which prevents claims that arise solely within a single market participant. This exemption has been a frequent focus of our previous posts. […]
In a typical data-breach lawsuit, a business acknowledges it has been hacked. Indeed, the precipitating event leading to litigation is often the business’s notification to affected individuals that their personal information has been compromised. What if individuals suspect a business has been hacked, but the business denies it? Can those […]
If you’ve taken out a mortgage, you know the importance of an appraisal. An appraisal below the property value, in particular, can spell trouble for a borrower. But what if a lender orders an appraisal that mistakenly, and substantially, exceeds the property’s real value, and the borrower goes forward with […]
Courts frequently encounter a section 75-1.1 claim in the context of a contract. We have written before about the difficult determination of whether the allegations rise to the level of a “substantial aggravating factor” that would support a section 75-1.1 claim despite the contract (examples here, here, and here). Earlier […]