Appellate Court Opinions

Speculative damages; Mitigation of damages; Interest rate damages; Special damages; Pleadings; Future damages

Leasing; summary-ejection proceedings; tenant in sufferance.

Judgment on the pleadings; Breach of contract; res judicata; merger

Privity; Collateral Estoppel; Judicial Estoppel

Industrial Commission; negligence; reasonable care

Employment Security Division Board of Review; overpayment of benefits; failure to serve; petition for judicial review; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-15(h)

arbitration; scope of arbitrator's powers; interpretation of contract; choice of law

Domestic Violence Protection Order;
No contact order;
Personal Jurisdiction;
Prima Facie Showing;
Dueling Affidavits;
Minimum Contacts;
Long Arm Statute;

discovery; sanctions; abuse of discretion; stream of commerce; motion to compel; Rule 37(b)

motion to stay pending arbitration; arbitration agreement; fraud; breach of contract; Federal Arbitration Act

arbitration; scope of arbitrator's powers; interpretation of contract; choice of law

Certificate of service; Permanent child custody; Necessary findings of fact; Best interest determination; Must resolve disputed issues.

ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to request a continuance; counsel's advocacy

Custody of Minor Child with other than a Parent;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(j) (2025);
Acknowledgement of Responsibilities;
Revised Visitation Order;
Dismissed as Moot;

Ceasing Reunification Efforts;
Required Findings;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2(d) (2025);
Unsupervised Visitation;

termination of parental rights; neglect; likelihood of future neglect; findings of fact.

termination of parental rights, dependency, neglect, willfully leaving the children in foster care for more than twelve months without showing reasonable progress in correcting the conditions which led to removal, adjudication, findings of fact, conclusions of law

Termination of Parental Rights; Best Interest of the Child; Abuse of Discretion; Likelihood of Adoption; Bond Between the Juvenile and the Parent.

Appeal from Clerk Order of Foreclosure;
De Novo Hearing in Superior Court;

Termination of parental rights; judicial notice.