We have recently examined several cases that explore the contours of two related exemptions to liability under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1—the internal business disputes doctrine and the securities exemption. Courts generally exempt both the internal business affairs of a company and their securities transactions from 75-1.1 liability. The underlying […]
Many contracts between companies and their service providers have broad indemnification provisions. How do those provisions apply in the context of a privacy breach? Today’s post looks at that question—in particular, a recent federal decision called CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Press America, Inc. Misdirected Mailings Lead to Major Fee Adjustment […]
The financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent wave of mortgage foreclosures brought to light certain lenders’ practices of “Robo-Signing.” Robo-Signing was a term coined to refer to bank employees’ alleged practice of “robotically” signing mortgage loan documents without reviewing them. A recent decision from the Middle District of North […]
Businesses regularly make decisions based on forecasts of future market opportunities. When a business makes a bad guess, however, can N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 come to its aid? What if the guess turned on statements by a contracting partner? Today’s post looks at a recent decision about these questions. […]