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Tom Segars discusses an out of this world employment-adjacent section 75-1.1 claim in today’s What’s Fair? blog.

Out of this World: One Employee’s Section 75-1.1 Claim Against His Former Employer | Ellis & Winters LLP A section 75-1.1 claim that finds a place in an employment dispute is rare—like a comet, a meteor shower, or a total eclipse. When one comes along, we cannot help but wonder at it. Even those of us who take the heavens for granted keep a telescope in the attic […]

Tom Segars discusses a recent U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina decision that serves as an important reminder for lawyers to remain vigilant against cyberthreats.

Wire-Transfer Phishing in Recent Section 75-1.1 Case Follows a Familiar Fact Pattern | Ellis & Winters LLP If you aren’t losing sleep over malicious phishing schemes and other cybercrimes, you should be. According to the FBI, one type of cybercrime in particular—Business Email Compromise or BEC—cost businesses more than $26 billion over only three years. And, to bring the point closer to home, acco...

In today’s What's Fair? blog post, Scottie Forbes Lee discusses a recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision addressing whether or not quasi-municipal corporations are exempt from liability under section 75-1.1 and North Carolina’s antitrust laws.

N.C. Supreme Court: Quasi-municipal Corporations Are Immune from State Antitrust and Section 75-1.1 Liability | Ellis & Winters LLP We have previously discussed whether a local-government entity can be sued for money damages based on a federal antitrust violation. Today’s post discusses a similar question: are quasi-municipal corporations—a type of local-government entity—exempt from liability under section 75-1.1 and Nort...