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NC Courts Step Into the Digital Age With E-Filing Rollout: A Look at the Progress

Written By Payton Collier Bullard

The rollout of a statewide electronic court filing system called Odyssey Integrated Case Management System, or Odyssey ICMS, is officially underway.  For some attorneys and paralegals, it will be a welcome change not…

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The Economic Loss Rule - Recently Refined or Redefined by the North Carolina Supreme Court

Written By Evan M. Musselwhite and Amy H. Wooten

Recently, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision impacting the application of the economic loss rule in commercial settings, particularly construction.  This article provides a refresher on the economic l…

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NC Business Court Clarifies Exception to Rule that LLC Members Do NOT Owe Fiduciary Duties to One Another

Written By Luke C. Tompkins

One of the hallmarks of limited liability companies ("LLCs") is that members of an LLC ordinarily do not owe fiduciary duties to each other or to the company itself.  Generally speaking, a fiduciary duty is an obliga…

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The North Carolina Business Court Evolves

Written By Edward J. "Trip" Coyne, III

Three Things You Need to Know to Be Up to Date Business courts are not so-named because they favor businesses, but because they are specifically designed to improve a state’s business environment by providing a foru…

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