Ethan R. White

Appellate

• Secured discretionary review from the North Carolina Supreme Court on the scope of a COVID-related immunity statute for health care providers.
• Successfully argued appeal defending trial court’s order allowing tenant to bring debt collection claims against landlord.
• Obtained reversal on appeal of an unfavorable trial court order relating to the administration of a deceased individual’s estate for a family member named as administrator in the will.
• Won an appeal in the North Carolina Supreme Court on the rights of tenants under the federal public housing program.

Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights

• Represented a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company that acquired all customer deposits and substantially all loans of a failed bank in multiple aspects of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the failed bank’s parent holding company filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Represents a credit union in post-bankruptcy litigation brought by debtor.
• Advises a national perimeter security provider on navigating customer bankruptcies.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Represented a global agribusiness company in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and business tort claims in the North Carolina Business Court.
• Represents a large North Carolina-based manufacturer in alleged Sherman Act and other antitrust claims pending in federal court.
• Helped obtained dismissal of an investor lawsuit against a business executive client in the North Carolina Business Court.
• Defended a global infrastructure company in a putative class action in federal court alleging violations of ERISA and the LMRA relating to the provision of health benefits for retirees.
• Assisted national shipping business in enforcing non-compete and confidentiality agreements in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate level.

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