Appellate Court Opinions

interlocutory order; arbitration; equitable estoppel; tort claims.

Voluntary dismissal; Rule 60(b); Relief from judgment; Abuse of discretion.

no ineffective assistance of counsel; trial strategy; no prejudice

ineffective assistance of counsel; speedy trial

Jury composition; New trial; Alternate juror; Error per se.

flight jury instruction; lying-in wait jury instruction; second-degree murder lesser-included offense; intoxication.

PWC; plain error; jury instructions; aggressor doctrine; lay opinion testimony; prejudice.

termination of parental rights; Rule 17 Guardian ad Litem; failure to preserve issue for appeal

termination of parental rights, insufficient record, ineffective assistance of counsel

arbitration clause, Federal Arbitration Act, forum-selection clause

G.S. 15A-954(a)(4), dismissal of criminal charge, hearsay

Indictment; subject-matter jurisdiction; confrontation; ineffective assistance of counsel.

interlocutory; substantial right; declaratory judgment; protective order; condemnation; temporary construction easement; taking; police powers; physical intrusion; use and enjoyment; access; interference; reversed.

Whether Rule 19 compels joinder of a revocable trust to an equitable distribution proceeding where all settlors of the revocable trust are named parties to said proceeding.

Whether the trial court properly granted the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education's Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a minor's Corum claim for impairing her right to equal access to a sound basic education.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by partially affirming the Superior Court's discovery order.

Whether the personal goodwill of a sole practitioner law firm may be classified as marital property for equitable distribution purposes.