With its origins in the 16th century, the attorney-client privilege is one of the oldest doctrines in our common law tradition. Even so, new issues do arise, like in the North Carolina Business Court case Hosie v. 8 Rivers...more
In a noteworthy year for patent law, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued several decisions that will shape the patent landscape and the Federal Rules of Evidence governing...more
In FBA Operating Co. v. ETN Capital, LLC d/b/a Beech Lane, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied a patent holder’s rare motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) seeking to halt the...more
Plaintiffs frequently tack on negligent misrepresentation claims to ordinary business disputes. A negligent misrepresentation claim alleges that one party carelessly supplied incorrect or incomplete information on which the...more