In the fall of 2015, we wrote about a case between two sports agents. The suit concerned the decision by Robert Quinn, a former football standout at the University of North Carolina, to switch agents. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina entered summary judgment against the spurned […]
When a company investigates potential trademark infringement, what tactics can the company use without the investigation running afoul of North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act? The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently explored this question in Exclaim Marketing, LLC v. DirecTV, LLC. Tracking down a potential infringer DirecTV […]
As we have discussed before, courts in North Carolina have not agreed on how the economic-loss rule applies, if at all, to claims under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. Two recent decisions by the North Carolina Court of Appeals—ten days apart—illustrate the varying approaches to this issue. Applying the economic-loss […]
As 2016 comes to a close, we again thank you, our readers, for your continued interest, support, and ideas. Decisions from the past year have confirmed the powerful role that N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 plays in North Carolina business litigation. The past year featured an array of notable developments: We […]