Eleven days before it is due, you FedEx your Notice of Appeal to the county courthouse, return-receipt requested. Seven days before it is due, you receive an e-mail confirmation that
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North Carolina Business Court
How Do You Appeal a Business Court Designation, Anyway?
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
A few months ago, Hanesbrands Inc. sued a former executive to recover the value of certain stock units and options because of her alleged defection to a competitor. Hanesbrands filed…
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Ehrenhaus Is Here To Stay
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Yesterday the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued what I am going to be so bold as to call the most highly anticipated opinion in 2015 for appellate practitioners. For…
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Where Does Your Appeal Lie In a North Carolina Business Court Case?
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
The fine print to the Business Court Modernization Act poses a jurisdictional trap for those wishing to appeal from a Business Court order. Signed into law on August 6, 2014,…
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Supreme Court of North Carolina Picks Up the Pace
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on
Your Supreme Court has been busy lately. Here’s a snapshot of the Court’s oral argument workload for 2015-to-date, compared to the same period last year:
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