Welcome to the North Carolina Business Court

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Amended Local Rules of the North Carolina Business Court (2006)
Annual Report to the General Assembly (2012)

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

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC

The e-filing system will be unavailable from midnight to 6:00 a.m. on Sundays and from 6:00 a.m. to noon on the third Sunday of each month due to routine server maintenance. E-notices for Sunday filings may be delayed until the following morning. Please plan your e-filing activities accordingly.

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR ATTORNEYS

Please keep titles of documents to be e-filed short and simple and refrain from using symbols such as ( . - , ; [ : / {.

FAQs about the Business Court

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Raleigh
The Honorable John R. Jolly, Jr.
Chief Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases
North Carolina Business Court
225 Hillsborough Street
Suite 303
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Telephone: 919.716.5400
Facsimile: 919.716.5401
Judicial Assistant: Christina L. Rutan
E-Mail: christy.rutan@aoc.nccourts.org
Law Clerks: Joshua D. Neighbors and Stephen T. Denmark
E-Mail: raleigh.clerk@aoc.nccourts.org

Charlotte
The Honorable Calvin E. Murphy
Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases
North Carolina Business Court
832 East Fourth Street
Suite 9600
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Telephone: 704.686.0144
Facsimile: 704.686.0336
Judicial Assistant: Thomas W. Estes
E-mail: charlotte.info@ncbusinesscourt.net
Law Clerks: John D. Noor and Jessica L. Anderson
E-Mail: charlotte.lawclerk@ncbusinesscourt.net

Greensboro
The Honorable James L. Gale
Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases
North Carolina Business Court
211 North Greene Street
(Enter at 201 North Greene Street)
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
Telephone: 336.334.5252
Facsimile: 336.334.5162
Judicial Assistant: W. Dave Moore
E-Mail: William.D.Moore@ncbusinesscourt.net
Law Clerks: Elizabeth L. Winters and Pamela R. Lawrence
E-Mail: clerk@ncbusinesscourt.net

Failure to properly and timely serve a Notice of Designation on the Chief Justice and Senior Business Court Judge will result in rejection of the Notice by the Business Court. See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-45.4(b).

RECENT OPINIONS

APEX TOOL GRP., LLC v. INGERSOLL-RAND CO.
2013 NCBC 28 (05/14/2013)
12-CVS-5547 (Wake - Jolly)

FIDELITY BANK v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE
2013 NCBC 27 (05/03/2013)
10-CVS-3405 (Wake - Jolly)

BOGNC, LLC v. CORNELIUS NC SELF-STORAGE LLC
2013 NCBC 26 (05/01/2013)
10-CVS-19072 (Mecklenburg - Murphy)

DEYTON v. ESTATE OF WATERS
2013 NCBC 25 (04/25/2013)
10-CVS-2582 (New Hanover - Gale)

SILVERDEER, LLC v. BERTON
2013 NCBC 24 (04/24/2013)
11-CVS-3539 (Wake - Jolly)

MORTON v. IVEY, McCLELLAN, GATTON & TALCOTT, LLP
2013 NCBC 23 (04/24/2013)
12-CVS-1298 (Moore - Gale)

POTEAT v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE
2013 NCBC 22 (04/10/2013)
11-CVS-466 (Wake - Jolly)

BODFORD v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE
2013 NCBC 21 (04/10/2013)
11-CVS-608 (Wake - Jolly)

BODFORD v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE
2013 NCBC 20 (04/10/2013)
11-CVS-464 (Wake - Jolly)

BODFORD v. N.C. DEP'T OF REVENUE
2013 NCBC 19 (04/10/2013)
11-CVS-607 (Wake - Jolly)

BLYTHE v. BELL
2013 NCBC 18 (04/08/2013)
11-CVS-933 (Catawba - Gale)