by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Mar 7, 2014 | News
Ken Gumbiner concentrates his practice in business, intellectual property, and construction law and litigation. He is a graduate engineer and has over thirty years of experience in all forms of dispute resolution, including complex litigation, arbitration, and... by Jonathan Wall | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, North Carolina Employment Law, North Carolina Litigation News
By Jon Wall, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently affirmed a long line of North Carolina cases refusing to enforce overly broad noncompetition agreements. Noncompetition agreements, also called “noncompete clauses” and... by Stephen E Robertson | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog, North Carolina Family Law
By: Stephen Robertson, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The common wisdom among trial lawyers is that judges will try their best to get it right. Our best judges are keen legal scholars, ethically and morally upright, and with solid judicial temperament. But, even if... by John F Bloss | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog, North Carolina Litigation News
By John Bloss, Member, Higgins Benjamin PLLC Trust your fellow LLC member at your peril, a new North Carolina Business Court opinion instructs. Glenn Crossing, LLC, one of the defendants in Island Beyond, LLC v. Prime Capital Group, LLC, 2013 NCBC 51 (Oct. 30,... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Dec 9, 2013 | News
By Bert Andia, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC Every month, I receive a number of phone calls asking whether the caller can get a patent on a certain device or a certain idea. While such advice cannot typically be provided over the telephone without more information,... by John F Bloss | Dec 9, 2013 | News
By: John Bloss, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC A landlord who takes rent from a “holdover tenant”—a lessee who stays on the premises after the term of the lease—can run the risk of unwittingly creating a new lease term, generally presumed in North Carolina to be one... by John F Bloss | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Intellectual Property, North Carolina Litigation News, Trademark
By: John Bloss, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The North Carolina Business Court continues to be a battleground for disputes involving alleged misappropriations of trade secrets. These lawsuits typically target disloyal former employees, but in a recent opinion, the... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Oct 7, 2013 | Intellectual Property, News
By: Bert Andia, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC Choosing and registering a correct domain name is an important part of any business enterprise, and you should endeavor to pick a domain that cannot be disputed. This article uses the case of Disney Enterprises, Inc. v.... by John F Bloss | Aug 6, 2013 | Blog, North Carolina Litigation News
It may seem counterintuitive, but many non-profit hospitals around the country charge their uninsured patients substantially more–often several times as much–for emergency room services as compared to amounts paid by all other categories of patients,... by Gilbert Andia, Jr. | Aug 6, 2013 | Blog, Intellectual Property, Trademark
By: Bert Andia, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLCYou’ve come up with a great new slogan that you want to print on t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee cups and other products. Now you want to know how to stop others from using that same slogan. You think you remember hearing...