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Business Court

Cases involving complex and significant issues of corporate and commercial law.

The North Carolina Business Court is a specialized forum of the superior court division. Cases involving complex and significant issues of corporate and commercial law in our state are assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina to a special superior court judge for complex business cases who oversees resolution of all matters in the case through trial.

Established in 1996, the Business Court has locations in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem.

Business Court Report: February 2022 (January – December 2021)

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News

Amended North Carolina Business Court Rules, effective July 1, 2022

To All Counsel and Unrepresented Parties in Pending Business Court Actions:

By Order dated June 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has approved amendments to the North Carolina Business Court Rules (“Amended Rules”).

THE AMENDED RULES ARE EFFECTIVE AS OF JULY 1, 2022 AND APPLY TO ALL CASES BEFORE THE BUSINESS COURT PENDING ON OR AFTER THAT DATE.

Counsel and pro se parties in pending cases should carefully review the Supreme Court's order, which may be accessed at North Carolina Business Court Rules.

The Amended Rules do not alter or modify case management orders in pending cases in the event those orders conflict with the Amended Rules.

Louis A. Bledsoe, III
Chief Business Court Judge

North Carolina Business Court Email Alerts for Opinions and Orders of Significance

You may sign up to receive email alerts announcing the publication of the North Carolina Business Court’s Orders and Opinions and Orders of Significance on this page below.

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Recent Opinions

PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE, 2022 NCBC 58

ORDER AND OPINION ON PETITION FOR REVIEW OF FINAL DECISION

HALIKIERRA CMTY. SERVS. LLC v. N.C. DEP'T OF HEALTH & HUM. SERVS., 2022 NCBC 57A

AMENDED ORDER AND OPINION ON ALL DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BOURGEOIS v. LAPELUSA, 2022 NCBC 56

ORDER AND OPINION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO AMEND

EHMANN v. MEDFLOW, INC., 2022 NCBC 55

ORDER AND OPINION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS [PUBLIC]

UNIV. OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL v. VESTA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2022 NCBC 54

ORDER AND OPINON ON PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS

See all our Business Court opinions

Recent Orders of Significance

RYBICKA-KOZLOWSKA v. DURHAM NEPHROLOGY ASSOCS., P.A., 2022 NCBC ORDER 57

ORDER ON DESIGNATION

RIZZUTO v. DORFERCIM, INC., 2022 NCBC ORDER 56

ORDER ON DESIGNATION

CPI SEC. SYS., INC. v. CHAPMAN, 2022 NCBC ORDER 55

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AS TO DEFENDANT KYLE CHAPMAN

MIRIAM EQUITIES, LLC v. LB-UBS 2007-C2 MILLSTREAM RD., LLC, 2022 NCBC ORDER 54

ORDER AWARDING EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS' FEES

IQVIA, INC. v. CIR. CLINICAL SOLS., INC., 2022 NCBC ORDER 53

ORDER ON MOTION TO STAY AND RELATED DISCOVERY MOTIONS

See all our Orders of Significance

Docket Information

Attorney and Self-Represented Access - Business Court eFiling

This service allows you to electronically file to an existing case, request an e-filing account, or recover your username or password for an existing account.

Public Access - Business Court Dockets

Search and view Business Court dockets.

Filer's Quick Reference

Concise reference guide for the eFiling process, including answers to frequently-asked questions.

Court Access – Alpine CMS

Alpine Case Management System (requires employee login).

Court Access – Court Review

Court Review application (requires employee login).

Contact

For general inquiries please direct your attention to:

Thomas W. Estes, Senior Court Coordinator
(704) 686-0144
Thomas.W.Estes@ncbusinesscourt.net

The Business Court has four locations. Find contact info for each. 

For case-specific inquiries, please contact the chambers of the assigned judge. Case assignments may be found on the Court’s public docket.

For eFiling technical and after-hours support, please contact the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) Help Desk at (919) 890-2407. Please request that your ticket be directed to the eFiling development team.