Mayer v. Goldner

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 17A26 Filed 23 October 2026 GABRIEL JUDAH MAYER, individually and derivatively on behalf of SHERBROOKE CORPORATE LTD., and MATTHEW QUEEN, P laintiffs v. SAMUEL GOLDNER, D efendant and SHERBROOKE CORPORATE LTD., Nominal Defendant __________________________ SAMUEL GOLDNER and SHERBROOKE CORPORATE LTD., T hird-Party Plaintiffs v. GABRIEL JUDAH MAYER, MATTHEW QUEEN, GRAND HOOK AGENCY, LLC, d/b/a TRICURA INSURANCE GROUP, BEAU WALKER, and HELIOS RISK SOLUTIONS, LLC, T hird-Party Defendants Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion denying a third-party defendant’s motion to dismiss entered on 2 October 2025 by Judge Adam M. Conrad, Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases, in Superior Court, Lincoln County, after the case was designated a mandatory complex business case by the Chief Justice pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.4. Heard in the Supreme Court on 9 September 2026. Bowman and Brooke LLP, by Abigail A. Golden and T. Richmond McPherson III, for third-party plaintiff-respondents. Christopher Pey for third-party defendant-appellant. OPINION OF THE COURT PER CURIAM.  MAYER v. GOLDNER Opinion of the Court AFFIRMED. 1 1 The order and opinion of the North Carolina Business Court, 2025 NCBC 59, is available at https://www.nccourts.gov/documents/business-court-opinions/mayer-v-goldner-2025-ncbc-59. 2