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ESTATE OF BROWNE v. THOMPSON

No. COA 11-852.

727 S.E.2d 573 (2012)

ESTATE OF Robert E. BROWNE, III; Shelby V.T. Clark; Jeanne F. Clark; John H. Loughridge, Jr.; Elford Hamilton Morgan; Jane Smith Morgan; and Norwood Robinson, Plaintiffs, v. G. Kennedy THOMPSON; Thomas J. Wurtz; Donald K. Truslow; Robert K. Steel; Wachovia Corporation; Wells Fargo & Company (as Successor-in-Interest to Wachovia Corporation); and KPMG, LLP, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson & Lawing, LLP, Winston-Salem, by Norwood Robinson , for plaintiff-appellants Estate of Robert E. Browne, III., Shelby V.T. Clark, Jeanne F. Clark, Elford Hamilton Morgan, Jane Smith Morgan, and Norwood Robinson.

John H. Loughridge, Jr. , pro se, plaintiff-appellant.

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, by Robert W. Fuller , Louis A. Bledsoe, III , and Adam K. Doerr , for defendant-appellees G. Kennedy Thompson, Thomas J. Wurtz, Donald K. Truslow, Robert K. Steel, Wachovia Corporation, and Wells Fargo & Company (as successor-in-interest to Wachovia Corporation).

McGuire Woods LLP, Charlotte, by Douglas W. Ey, Jr. and Mark W. Kinghorn for defendant-appellee KPMG LLP.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs' claims do not fall within the scope of either of the Barger exceptions. North Carolina does not recognize "holder" claims. The trial court correctly dismissed plaintiffs' complaint.

I. Factual and Procedural History

On 1 October 2009, seven stockholders (plaintiffs) of Wachovia Corporation filed this action. Defendants include Wachovia Corporation (Wachovia), Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo), KPMG...

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