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Judge tosses class action against LegalZoom
North Carolina Business Court Chief Judge James Gale has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against LegalZoom.com.
State’s case against debt settlement company moves ahead
The state’s unauthorized practice case against bankrupt debt collection company Orion Processing is rolling forward, albeit very slowly.
Money without a country
What is a lawyer supposed to do with more than 1,000 unendorsed personal checks, cashier checks and money orders that belong to his client’s clients and have been rejected by a bank?
Change Ahead
For more than a year now, lawmakers, lawyers and judges have been talking about building a bigger, better state Business Court. Those discussions are on the verge of coming to fruition – but in a more subtle way than some had imagined.
Strategic win: New ruling strengthens LegalZoom’s position as it seeks to overcome unauthorized practice claim
LegalZoom wants a jury to decide whether its business model is legal, and a recent Business Court ruling puts the company one step closer to getting what it wants.
Building a bigger Business Court
During the prior regular session of the N.C. General Assembly, amid discussions that resulted in cuts to the court’s administrative system and a failed push to ax a dozen special […]
Bond investors could face more taxes from Business Court ruling
A North Carolina Business Court decision focused on the taxability of a certain kind of bond income has some investors looking at a higher tax bite and their attorneys holding out hope that the decision won’t survive an appeal.
Jurisdiction finally decided in LegalZoom suit
A judge has ruled that LegalZoom’s lawsuit against the N.C. State Bar belongs in the Business Court and the do-it-yourself legal website will not appeal the order, ending months of legal jousting over the proper venue for the closely watched case. Business Court Chief Justice John R. Jolly concluded in a Jan. 9 order that the suit qualifies as a mandatory complex business case because it invo[...]
Contract – Health Insurance – Maxed-Out Benefits – Preferred Providers’ Charges – Civil Practice – Standing – Class Action
Hamm v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina. According to the defendant-insurer's health insurance booklet, covered services remain covered services notwithstanding an exhausted benefit or lifetime maximum; as such, during claim processing, when the insurer labels a covered service as one that is not covered, this may lead to plan members being charged more than the allowed amo[...]
Dispute settles between former real estate business partners
The case involved a dispute between two former close friends and business partners. The plaintiff and defendant traveled together, raised their children together and engaged in numerous business and real […]
No proof of arbitration, business court says
An investor who claimed she was defrauded by an investment firm and its former stockbroker can pursue her lawsuit in court instead of in arbitration, an N.C. Business Court judge […]
Court grants summary judgment to defendants in 70-page opinion
The plaintiff brought claims against the former officers and directors of Commercial Casualty Insurance Company of North Carolina, contending that their breach of fiduciary duties and unfair and deceptive trade […]
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