Associates, 219 N.C.App. 615, 621, 730 S.E.2d 763, 767 (2012) (citation and quotation omitted). The Dalton opinion used the term “subjugated” and later held that “domination and influence” is “an essential component of any fiduciary relationship.” Dalton v Camp, 353 N.C. 647, 652, 548 S.E.2d 704, 708 (2001) (citation and quotation omitted). For this reason, fiduciary duties and relationships are generally not found in “the relation of employment and employee” nor business transactions: “North Carolina courts generally find that parties who interact at arms-length do not have a fiduciary relationship with each other, even if they are mutually interdependent businesses.” Crumley & Associates at 621 (citation omitted). Ordinary business
