If you scan the categories of posts on this blog, then you probably know that N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 covers a broad range of behaviors. One uncommon action that can fall within the auspice of section 75-1.1 is a forcible self-help eviction, an important point to be aware of during […]
We wrote last summer about a decision applying the trebling feature in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-16 to satisfy the minimum amount in controversy required to remove a case to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. In that case, the court found that a removing defendant did satisfy the threshold […]
It has been some time since we have written about the attorneys’ fee provision in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-16.1(1). Back in 2015, we wrote about that section’s requirement for a fee award of “an unwarranted refusal” by the party charged with the violation “to fully resolve the matter.” Attorney […]
A company is faced with the prospect of a multi-million-dollar judgment. In response, the company’s president starts a new company, transfers the business and assets, and leaves the first company insolvent. Once the judgment is entered, the creditor seeks to enforce the judgment against the new company by piercing the […]