Appellate Court Opinions

Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to enter its order dated 17 April 2023.

Whether the proposed class members in a class action against a county are ascertainable and whether the proposed class satisfies the predominance and superiority criteria.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendants' appeal from the trial court's interlocutory order denying defendants' motion to reconsider.

Whether a trial court's permanency planning order included sufficient findings of fact to satisfy statutory criteria.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order issuing a domestic violence protective order.

Whether defendant's emails satisfy the statute of frauds as a note or memorandum of defendant's oral guaranty.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the general prohibition on harsher resentencing in N.C.G.S. 15A-1335 did not apply to a case where the initial sentence had violated the mandatory sentencing framework.

Whether the Business Court erred in denying parties' cross motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict on plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Wage and Hour Act.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by certifying a class of home builders seeking a refund of certain Capital Facilities Fees.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs' UDTPA claim based on a one-year contractual limitation period.

Whether plaintiffs' negligent retention claim falls within the scope of a medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. 90-21.11 and therefore is barred by the statute of repose.

Whether the City's notice of violation provided sufficient notice of alleged violations of its unified development ordinance.

Whether individualized fact issues such as the fair market value of property preclude class certification on predominance grounds.

Whether the Business Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on a declaratory judgment claim and breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order and remanding for additional findings regarding the calculation of the alimony award and attorney fees.

Whether two defendants (a natural person and an LLC) have sufficient minimum contacts with North Carolina to confer personal jurisdiction over them.

Whether the trial court is collaterally estopped from adjudicating allegations of sexual abuse alleged in a juvenile petition, where some of those allegations were resolved in a child custody order and recited in an interference petition order.