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In re Will of Jones
Will caveat based on alleged undue influence on testator; summary judgment for party asserting validity of the document
In re Williamson Vill. Condos.
N.C. Condominium Act; applicability of substantial compliance clause of N.C.G.S. § 47C-1-104(c) to failure to specify a development time limit under N.C.G.S. § 47C-2-105(a)(8)
Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem
Workers' Compensation; apportionment of benefits based on percentage of disability caused by occupational disease
Lamar OCI S. Corp. v. Stanly Cty. Zoning Bd. of Adjust.
Whether Outdoor Advertising Control Act and related DOT regulations preempt county zoning ordinance barring relocation of nonconforming billboard
Lineberger v. N.C. Dep't of Corr.
Declaratory judgment action seeking interpretation of how parole eligibility statutes apply to plaintiff's consolidated sentence under Fair Sentencing Act
Mangum v. Raleigh Bd. of Adjust.
Standing; whether neighboring property owners were aggrieved parties permitted to challenge issuance of a special use permit under N.C.G.S. § 160A-388
Moore v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.
Whether uninsured motorist coverage applies when insured's vehicle hits a log lying on a road; application of physical contact rule to N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(3) reference to collision between motor vehicles
Richardson v. Maxim Healthcare/Allegis Grp.
Workers' Compensation; notice of claim requirement under N.C.G.S. § 97-22; sufficiency of medical evidence that employee's injuries required replacement of both breast implaints
State v. Corbett
Whether by pleading guilty after the trial court denied his double jeopardy claim, defendant waived appellate review of the double jeopardy claim
State v. Duncan
Murder trial (noncapital); IAC claim based on defense counsel's failure to present evidence of and request a jury instruction on diminished capacity
State v. Maready
Motor vehicle wreck; second-degree murder; motion to suppress evidence from traffic stop; plain error review of introduction of evidence of defendant's prior convictions
State v. Smith
Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for sex offense with a child; plain error review of improper jury instructions related to defendant's conviction for indecent liberties
State v. Taylor
First-degree murder (capital/death)
State v. Williams
Dismissal of criminal charge for State's failure to provide defendant potentially exculpatory photographs and poster; N.C.G.S. § 15A-954(a)(4)
Terry's Floor Fashions, Inc. v. Crown Gen. Contr'rs, Inc.
Contractor's abandonment of project; award of attorneys' fees under N.C.G.S. § 44A-35 to subcontractor that obtained a lien on the subject property to pay amount owed
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 2, 2008
Carey v Norment Security Industries
Findings of fact; disability
Castaneda v International Leg Wear
Workers' compensation; Causation; Complex medical condition; Inability to find suitable employment
Defeat The Beat, Inc. v Underwriters
Breach of contract; unfair and deceptive practices; Surplus Lines Act
Farrell v Transylvania Co. Bd. of Educ.
Public school teacher not entitled to public official immunity