In a recent blog post, we discussed a new antitrust decision from the North Carolina Business Court that involves healthcare providers and health insurers. In that post, we examined the significance of that opinion to indirect-purchaser standing under North Carolina antitrust law. Judge Michael Robinson’s decision in Christopher DiCesare, et […]
As we’ve discussed before, standing is often a key issue in data-breach litigation. Standing is also frequently at issue in another type of privacy case: litigation arising from violations of privacy rights created by statute. Privacy and consumer protection laws such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the […]
It is rare that a North Carolina state court hands down a Chapter 75 decision in a “pure” antitrust matter. The North Carolina Business Court, however, recently did just that. This new decision, moreover, may have far-reaching implications both about who can bring antitrust claims under North Carolina law and […]
A recent decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals highlights an unusual issue: Does N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 apply to conduct by a government employee in a claim brought by his employer, a government entity? In County of Harnett v. Rogers, Harnett County accused a former employee of […]