Second-degree murder; NCGS 8-53; NCGS 90-21.20B(a1); malice; excessive speed; reckless driving.

Default judgment as Rule 37 discovery sanction; Rule 59 motion tolled period to notice appeal; argument to reverse default judgment unpreserved; retirement of trial judge rendered Rule 59 motion unreviewable below; Rule 59 motion denied

Career State employee; After-acquired-evidence doctrine (McKennon rule); Procedural due process requirements.

void confession of judgment; confession of judgment violated seizure order; N.C. Captive Insurance Act; judicial estoppel

Negligence; Construction Equipment Roll-Away; Liability of Real Estate Developer; Theories of Legal Duty

Child custody modification; Child support modification; Civil contempt

Constitutional right to Education, Leandro, DOT v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

corporate fraud; fraudulent transfer; piercing the corporate veil; unfair and deceptive trade practices

workers compensation; disability and suitability of substitute employment; makework

standard of review; estate proceedings; special proceedings

standard of review; estate proceedings; special proceedings

Property Tax; Revaluation; Misapplication

Protection of the Abused, Neglected, or Exploited Disabled Adult Act; petition for protective services; petition contents required

Expert Testimony, NC Rule of Civil Procedure 26, Alimony

exhaustion of administrative remedies; Tort Claims Act; statute of limitations

child custody modification order; access to child's medical, school, and counseling records; supervised visitation in best interest of child

res judicata; law of the case; impossibility of compliance with injunction; failure to join necessary party; untimely appeal from motion for reconsideration

sufficiency of prior record level evidence; discretionary writs; certiorari

identity theft; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; jury instruction on false, contradictory, or conflicting statements