Is a 1966 Mustang a “classic car?” Was that the vintage that Steve McQueen drove in Bullitt? (No.) Can you get special insurance for such a vehicle? And if you do, will your insurer pay if the car is involved in an accident? And what if your insurer says that […]
A section 75-1.1 claim that finds a place in an employment dispute is rare—like a comet, a meteor shower, or a total eclipse. When one comes along, we cannot help but wonder at it. Even those of us who take the heavens for granted keep a telescope in the attic […]
Today’s blog post is about a recent Fourth Circuit opinion, Foodbuy LLC v. Gregory Packaging, Inc., involving the intersection of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1 and everyone’s favorite school lunch item—juice cups. As a bonus, the Fourth Circuit also waded into the unsettled question of whether the economic-loss rule can […]
Last month, we discussed an important decision from the Supreme Court of North Carolina involving antitrust claims against Atrium Health, the large public-hospital system in Charlotte. In DiCesare v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, the Supreme Court held that quasi-municipal corporations like Atrium are exempt from liability under chapter 75—including section 75-1.1 […]
