What's Fair? Blog

Cases involving corporate espionage, trade-secret misappropriation, and theft of confidential information frequently involve someone taking information from a company’s computer system. This conduct often spawns claims under North Carolina’s computer trespass statute or a similar federal statute, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Today’s post explores several issues surrounding […]

The Mecklenburg County Bar will hold its ninth annual North Carolina Business Court CLE on Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Bar and Foundation Center in Charlotte. This year’s program, which will be held in person with the option to attend virtually, features a spectacular line-up that includes the following: […]

Lien on Me When Your Claim is Not Strong—That’s an Unfair Trade Practice If you sing the title of this post to the tune of Bill Withers’ 1972 hit “Lean on Me” you get something that might just be clever enough for this blog. What is not clever—and, really, a […]

When is a HAJMM sandwich not a ham sandwich?  Does a burger with a slice of ham on top qualify?  What about a breakfast biscuit with ham and eggs?  Like the outcry against ham and pineapple on pizza, our courts have put forth several reasons why a case involving securities […]