A credit default on your commercial credit file can be listed with relative ease and the impact of this can be severe.

COVID-19 commercial lease relief and obligations received a further extension to 28 March 2021 for eligible leases.

Fifth Avenue is a historic church established in 1847, located near the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.

During Ward and Smith's annual Employment Law Symposium, several attorneys from the firm provided insightful guidance on recent issues that are top of mind for many employers.

The interactive case study was featured in Ward and Smith's annual In-House Counsel Seminar as a means of illuminating essential concepts related to employment agreements...

Lenders in the unregulated credit market are not immune from typical consumer credit type claims.

When employees prepare to leave with your company's confidential information, specific behavioral patterns emerge that most North Carolina businesses fail to recognize until it's too late. Understanding these warning signs and knowing when to act can mean the difference between protecting your competitive advantage and losing it forever.

An Act that was recently passed by the General Assembly has limited the damages private parties can recover against agricultural or forestry operations in civil actions for nuisance claims.

Three Ward and Smith attorneys provided context on the twists and turns of noncompete agreements by sharing the example of a hypothetical amusement park, where a nearby competitor is recruiting a talented...

Remote work and digital file transfers have made it easier than ever for employees to walk out with your most valuable business information. With non-compete agreements declining and jury verdicts in trade secret cases reaching hundreds of millions of dollars, North Carolina businesses face urgent questions about protecting proprietary information in the modern workplace. What qualifies as a trade secret under federal and state law, and how can companies safeguard their competitive advantage when traditiona

For in-house counsel, identifying and responding to potential trade secret misappropriation requires a thorough understanding of what constitutes a violation under both federal and state law.

The landscape of trade secret damages has evolved dramatically in recent years, with courts awarding unprecedented sums in cases of proven misappropriation.

For in-house counsel, understanding the litigation process and available remedies can mean the difference between protecting valuable intellectual property and watching it lose its protected status.

As we've explored throughout this series, trade secret litigation can prove costly, time-consuming, and potentially devastating to business relationships.