Resolving commercial and construction disputes is expensive. According to one source, 98% of commercial disputes are resolved prior to trial or arbitration. However, most are not resolved until the parties…
With bilateral and bicameral support, the creation of a private cause of action for the misappropriation of trade secrets has seemed inevitable for some time. President Obama signed the bill…
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.…