Many years ago, I brought in my first case. The matter grew out of a residential real estate sale. I was a recent graduate. The lawyer for the other side had many years in practice. He fired off a letter threatening a host of claims, including a section 75-1.1 claim. […]
The Mecklenburg County Bar Association will hold its tenth annual North Carolina Business Court CLE on Friday, October 14, 2022, at the Bar and Foundation Center in Charlotte. This year’s program features a spectacular line-up that includes the following: An introduction to the Business Court by Chief Business Court […]
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 […]
In Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. NTE Carolinas II, LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina granted summary judgment to Duke Energy on numerous federal antitrust and state unfair competition counterclaims by a competitor. Suggesting a dim view of the counterclaims, the court noted up […]