A new federal private cause of action to protect trade secrets appears imminent. Since North Carolina already allows private parties to bring a civil action to protect their trade secrets,…
As the Defense of Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") makes its way through Congress with bilateral support and the endorsement of the President, it is worthwhile to examine the statute with…
In Beverage Systems of the Carolinas, LLC v. Associated Beverage Repair, LLC, 2016 WL 1084117 (N.C. Supreme Court Mar. 18, 2016), the North Carolina Supreme Court reiterated the adoption of…
I preface this post with the disclosure that in my practice I serve both as an arbitrator -- AAA administered and privately administered -- and as an advocate in arbitration.…
Here is an interesting lecture suggesting that legal fees in the U.K. be fixed for small to medium-sized disputes. Download the lecture paper here. Establishing set prices across the board for…
At Meynardie & Nanney, we price our services in a variety of ways but encourage our clients to consider the benefits of fixed fee value based billing. Since the mid-1970s,…