75 results for 'court:"North Carolina Business Court"'.
J. Conrad declines to dismiss certain claims in which plaintiffs contend a hospital provided their sensitive medical information to the owner of Facebook because plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded common law negligence due to the hospital's mishandling of their confidential information.
Court: North Carolina Business Court, Judge: Conrad, Filed On: December 5, 2023, Case #: 2023NCBC82, Categories: Negligence, Privacy
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J. Earp denies the former employer's motion for reconsideration, ruling it was aware from the outset of the litigation of the employment agreements with the employee who left to join a competing pharmaceutical company and, therefore, there is no reasonable explanation as to why it left its declaratory judgment claim out of the original suit. The addition of a declaratory judgment claim also increases the potential damages for the employee and the competing company, which supports this court's previous decision to deny the employer's motion to amend its complaint. Affirmed.
Court: North Carolina Business Court, Judge: Earp, Filed On: August 31, 2023, Case #: 2023 NCBC 60, Categories: Civil Procedure, Trade Secrets, Contract
J. Davis grants the state's motion for a preliminary injunction, ruling the state is likely to prevail on deceptive trade practices claims against the real estate company. The company's "take or leave it" contracts involving unspecified fees and penalties for breaches, including liens on the titles of homes involved in the agreements, likely violate state law and were part of a predatory scheme.
Court: North Carolina Business Court, Judge: Davis, Filed On: August 30, 2023, Case #: 2023 NCBC 59, Categories: Real Estate, Consumer Law, Injunction