Last Friday, the Mecklenburg County Bar presented its Fourth Annual North Carolina Business Court CLE. The program featured a panel discussion by the North Carolina Business Court judges, as well as programs on the proposed revisions to the Business Court Rules, a review of recent Business Court decisions, and advice […]
A recent decision by the North Carolina Business Court underscores the challenges faced by a party who tries to convert a breach of contract into a violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. A breach of contract alone, even if intentional, does not violate section 75-1.1. The plaintiff must show […]
Today we return to the vexing relationship between N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 and the North Carolina Debt Collection Practices Act. The Debt Collection Act says that its “specific and general provisions . . . shall exclusively constitute the unfair or deceptive acts or practices proscribed by G.S. 75-1.1 in […]
A recent federal decision considers how N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 applies when a plaintiff attacks the resolution of a legal claim. The decision might create a new categorical limit on direct-unfairness claims under section 75-1.1. A Suspicious Request Davis v. State Farm Life Insurance Co. involved an insurance company […]