Brown & Brown Enterprises v. Brown. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0706, 12 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) (James A. Wynn Jr., J., concurring in the result only) Appealed from Martin County Superior Court. (Thomas D. Haigwood, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: ...

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U.S. ex rel. John Owens v. First Kuwaiti Trading & Contracting Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-01-0700, 20 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 09-1899, July 16, 2010; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Hilton, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A former general construction foreman for ...

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U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Cuthbertson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0646, 6 pp.) (Robert C. Hunter, J.) Appealed from Rowan County Superior Court. (John Holshouser, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Since the issue before the trial court was reformation of a deed ...

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Ellis-Walker Builders, Inc. v. Don Reynolds Properties, LLC. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0594, 7 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from New Hanover County Superior Court. (Phyllis M. Gorham, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In a settlement agreement, the plaintiff-contractor agreed to ...

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Brooks Millwork Co. v. Levine. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0582, 15 pp.) (Barbara Jackson, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court. (Robert P. Johnston, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Since the plaintiff did not satisfy the notice provision in G.S. Sect. ...

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Jurisdiction - Minimum Contacts - Due Process - Contract

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Discovery - Request for Admissions - Pro Se Defendant - Extension Denied - Deemed Admitted - Contract - Credit Card Debt

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MRD Motorsports, Inc. v. Trail Motorsports, LLC. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0545, 9 pp.) (John C. Martin, Ch.J.) Appealed from Cabarrus County Superior Court (Tanya Wallace, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The plaintiff in a dispute over a motorsports contract was entitled ...

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Contract - Limitation of Remedies - Consideration - Not Unconscionable

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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 has ruled in a case that could have a major ...

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