N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts

findings of fact were supported by competent evidence and conclusions of law supported trial court's adjudication of juvenile as neglected

N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e); no-merit briefs; termination of parental rights

Reunification; Permanency Planning Order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2; Findings of Fact; Competent Evidence; Abuse of Discretion

involuntary commitment; trial court did not err by finding facts based on evidence admitted for a limited purpose; trial court's findings were supported by competent evidence and were sufficient to support its legal conclusions; trial court did not violate respondent's right to an impartial tribunal; respondent did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel

Personal Jurisdiction; Minimum Contacts; Rule 12(b)(2) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Choice of Law Provision; N.C. Gen Stat. § 53-190; Predatory Lending; Fundamental Public Policy.

Personal Jurisdiction; Minimum Contacts; Rule 12(b)(2) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Choice of Law Provision; N.C. Gen Stat. § 53-190; Predatory Lending; Fundamental Public Policy.

N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; pending claims;

no option contract; land installment contract; equitable title; trial court erred by declaring the Estate sole owner of the property;

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, contributory negligence, punitive damages, last clear chance

Government contract, withdrawl of bid, security deposit, summary judgment

Confession of judgment; breach of settlement agreement; fraud; misrepresentation

Superior court?s order entered upon review of a quasi-judicial decision; mootness doctrine; competent, material, and substantial evidence; site plan and subdivision permits for charter school; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-307.1; ordinance requiring pedestrian connectivity to schools; street improvements; sidewalk improvements.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Prior Convictions; Plain Error; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1 Rule 402; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1 Rule 404(b); Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief

Batson objection; peremptory strikes; discrimination

Defective indictment, armed to the terror of the public, public highway, lack of jurisdiction

habitual impaired driving; suppression; eyewitness testimony; due process, eyewitness identification reform act; sufficiency; jury instruction on flight

Objection to State closing argument, jury instruction on flight, identity of perpetrator, remand to correct clerical error

child custody; motion to modify custody; relocation; Ramirez-Barker v. Barker; findings of fact; conclusions of law