N.C. Business Court Opinions, August 28, 2024 – September 10, 2024

By: Natalie Kutcher Intersal, Inc. v. Wilson, 2024 NCBC 56 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 30, 2024) (Earp, J.) Key Terms: pirate ship; summary judgment; Emoluments Clause; North Carolina State Constitution; Monopolies Clause; Umstead Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-162.2 As summarized here, this case arises from a series of agreements […]

Posted 09/11/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, August 14, 2024 – August 27, 2024

By: Lauren Schantz ALCOF III NUBT, L.P. v. Chirico, 2024 NCBC 52 (N.C. Super. Ct. Aug. 21, 2024) (Conrad, J.) Key Terms: failure to state a claim; fraudulent omission; duty to disclose; officer; affirmative acts; silence Plaintiffs, investors in Avaya, Inc., brought suit against three of Avaya’s officers, alleging that […]

Posted 08/27/24 in Business Court Blast

Best Lawyers® Recognizes Rick Rayburn and Jack Miller

  The Best Lawyers in America® recognized two Rayburn Cooper & Durham attorneys in its 2025 edition.   Rick Rayburn is a “Lawyer of the Year” recipient in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®! “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to only one lawyer per region and […]

Posted 08/21/24 in Honors and Awards, News

N.C. Business Court Opinions, July 31, 2024 – August 13, 2024

By: Ashley Oldfield United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Techs., Inc., 2024 NCBC 47 (N.C. Super. Ct. July 31, 2024) (Earp, J.) Key Terms: summary judgment; trade secret misappropriation; reasonable measures; three-year restriction Plaintiff, a biotech company, brought suit against Roscigno (a former executive) and Liquidia (a competing biotech company) for […]

Posted 08/14/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, July 17, 2024 – July 30, 2024

Langley v. Autocraft, 2024 NCBC 45 (N.C. Super. Ct. July 23, 2024) (Earp, J.) Key Terms: breach of contract; summary judgment; illusory consideration Prior to beginning his employment with Autocraft, Plaintiff and Autocraft’s principal executed an agreement regarding the terms of Plaintiff’s employment. The agreement provided, among other terms, that […]

Posted 07/30/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, July 3, 2024 – July 16, 2024

By: Ashley Oldfield and Jack Reynolds Atl. Coast Conf. v. Clemson Univ., 2024 NCBC 44 (N.C. Super. Ct. July 10, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: motion to stay; first-filed; sovereign immunity; waiver; personal jurisdiction; declaratory judgment; justiciable controversy; implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; fiduciary duty Following the […]

Posted 07/16/24 in Business Court Blast

Ashley Oldfield Receives Young Lawyer of the Year Award

Associate Ashley Oldfield recently received the Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The award recognizes the outstanding impact young lawyers are making in the practice of law in Mecklenburg County. Ashley graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University School of […]

Posted 07/09/24 in Honors and Awards, News

N.C. Business Court Opinions, June 19, 2024 – July 2, 2024

By: Rachel Brinson and Jack Reynolds BCORE Timber EC Owner LP v. Qorvo US, Inc., 2024 NCBC 42 (N.C. Super. Ct. June 21, 2024) (Earp, J.) Key Terms: summary judgment; statute of limitations; breach of lease; repudiation; sealed instruments; declaratory judgment; waste Plaintiff BCORE leased Defendant Qorvo an industrial building […]

Posted 07/02/24 in Business Court Blast

Rayburn Cooper & Durham, P.A. Recognized by Chambers USA 2024

Chambers USA has once again ranked Rayburn Cooper & Durham’s Bankruptcy/Restructuring practice area among the best in North Carolina. In addition, three of RCD’s bankruptcy attorneys—Rick Rayburn, Al Durham, and Jack Miller—were recognized as leaders in their field. RCD is one of the few small law firms in North Carolina […]

Posted 06/20/24 in Honors and Awards, News

N.C. Business Court Opinions, June 5, 2024 – June 18, 2024

By: Jack Reynolds and Ashley Oldfield Johnson Bros. Corp. v. City of Charlotte, 2024 NCBC 37 (N.C. Super. Ct. June 7, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: motion for reconsideration; Rule 54(b); motion to amend; Rule 15(a); CityLYNX Streetcar; public transportation; breach of contract; statute of limitations; futility; undue delay As […]

Posted 06/18/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, May 22, 2024 – June 4, 2024

By: Jack Reynolds and Ashley Oldfield Merz Pharm., LLC v. Thomas, 2024 NCBC 35 (N.C. Super. Ct. May 22, 2024) (Davis, J.) Key Terms: motion for partial summary judgment; restrictive covenants; nonsolicitation agreement; asset transfer agreement; change of employer; breach of contract; botulinum toxin As summarized here, this suit arose […]

Posted 06/04/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, May 8, 2024 – May 21, 2024

By: Natalie E. Kutcher Atl. Coast Conf. v. Bd. of Trs. of Fla. State Univ., 2024 NCBC 31 (N.C. Super. Ct. May 10, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: automatic stay; appeal; interlocutory appeal; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-294 As summarized here, the Court previously denied Defendant’s motion to dismiss under […]

Posted 05/22/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, April 24, 2024 – May 7, 2024

By: Natalie E. Kutcher, Ashley Oldfield, and Rachel Brinson Truist Fin. Corp. v. Rocco, 2024 NCBC 28 (N.C. Super. Ct. April 25, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: Rule 12(b)(6); breach of fiduciary duty; tortious interference with contract; misappropriation of trade secrets; unfair and deceptive trade practices; civil conspiracy; unjust enrichment; […]

Posted 05/08/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, April 10, 2024 – April 23, 2024

By: Ashley Oldfield, Rachel Brinson, and Natalie Kutcher Rockingham Cnty. v. NTE Energy, LLC, 2024 NCBC 23 (N.C. Super. Ct. April 15, 2024) (Davis, J.) Key Terms: motion to dismiss; 12(b)(6); 12(b)(2); deferred ruling; piercing the corporate veil; civil conspiracy; facilitation of fraud; fraudulent inducement; account stated; promissory estoppel; attachment; […]

Posted 04/24/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, March 27, 2024 – April 9, 2024

By: Rachel E. Brinson Atl. Coast Conf. v. Bd. of Trs. of Fla. State Univ., 2024 NCBC 21 (N.C. Super. Ct. April 4, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: Atlantic Coast Conference; Florida State University; ESPN; motion to dismiss; motion to stay; media rights agreements; 12(b)(1); 12(b)(2); 12(b)(6); 12(b)(7); declaratory judgment; […]

Posted 04/09/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, February 28, 2024 – March 12, 2024

JT Russell and Sons, Inc. v. Russell, 2024 NCBC 13 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb 28, 2024) (Conrad, J.) Key Terms: Rule 12(b)(6); UDTPA; misuse of corporate resources; in or affecting commerce; breach of contract; statute of frauds; N.C.G.S. § 22-1; account stated; statute of limitations; constructive trust In this action, […]

Posted 03/13/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, February 14, 2024 – February 27, 2024

Cutter v. Vojnovic, 2024 NCBC 7 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 16, 2024) (Bledsoe, C.J.) Key Terms: cross motions for summary judgment; motion to strike; personal knowledge; legal terms of art; common law partnership; indicia of an enforceable partnership; tortious interference with prospective economic advantage As previously summarized here, Plaintiff filed […]

Posted 02/28/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, January 31, 2024 – February 13, 2024

Intersal, Inc. v. Wilson, 2024 NCBC 3 (N.C. Super. Ct. Feb. 2, 2024) (Earp, J.) Key Terms: pirate ship; expert testimony; motion in limine; calculation of damages; Rule 702(a); Daubert standard; copyright law; hypothetical licensing model As summarized here, this dispute arises from a series of agreements between Plaintiff and […]

Posted 02/13/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, January 17, 2024 – January 30, 2024

Cardiorentis AG v. IQVIA Ltd., 2024 NCBC 2 (N.C. Super. Ct. Jan. 18, 2024) (Conrad, J.) Key Terms: N.C.G.S. § 1-75.12; inconvenient forum; stay; administrative dismissal Shortly after Plaintiff filed suit in 2018, Defendants moved to stay the case under N.C.G.S. § 1-75.12(a) arguing that North Carolina was an inconvenient […]

Posted 01/30/24 in Business Court Blast

N.C. Business Court Opinions, January 3, 2024 – January 16, 2024

BIOMILQ, Inc. v. Guiliano, 2023 NCBC 91A (N.C. Super. Ct. Jan. 9, 2024) (Robinson, J.) Key Terms: Rule 12(b)(5); amended order; dismissal without prejudice As summarized here, the Court previously entered an order granting Counterclaim-Defendants’ motions to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(5). The Court entered this amended order to clarify […]

Posted 01/17/24 in Business Court Blast

RCD Attorneys Named as 2024 Super Lawyers®

Rayburn Cooper & Durham, P.A. is pleased to announce that the following attorneys in the firm have been selected for inclusion in 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers®: 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers Al Durham – Bankruptcy Business Ross Fulton – Business Litigation Kirk Hardymon – Business Litigation Jack Miller – […]

Posted 01/11/24 in Honors and Awards, News

RCD’s Ashley Oldfield Selected for the 2024 Bar Leadership Institute

The Mecklenburg County Bar has selected Rayburn Cooper & Durham associate Ashley Oldfield for the 2024 Bar Leadership Institute (BLI). In its 22nd year, BLI identifies and develops leaders for the Mecklenburg County Bar and Foundation by providing participants opportunities to develop their personal leadership potential and skills; become aware […]

Posted 01/11/24 in Honors and Awards, News