RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 14 -- The North Carolina Judicial Branch issued the following business court order of significance on Feb. 14:

1. THIS MATTER is before the Court pursuant to the Determination Order issued on 13 February 2024 by the Honorable Paul Newby, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, directing the undersigned to determine whether this action is properly designated as a mandatory complex business case in accord with N.C.G.S. section 7A-45.4(a). (Determination Order, ECF No. 1.)

2. Plaintiff Ferguson Enterprises, LLC ("Ferguson") filed the Complaint initiating this action in Wake County Superior Court on 9 January 2024, asserting claims against all Defendants for violation of the North Carolina Unfair and Decepti...