Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defendant and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

Whether plaintiff's forecast evidence of negligence was sufficient to survive summary judgment for defendant or was mere speculation

Construction contract; indemnity

Batson v. Kentucky challenge to prosecution's use of peremptory challenges; appeal from trial court's order following remand for hearing after defendant's conviction and sentence of death for first-degree murder

Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence and statements

Appeal from conviction of driving while license suspended; whether the State was entitled to a presumption that it complied with N.C.G.S. § 20-48(a) (2005) when it notified defendant of the suspension

Vehicle stop based solely on officer's knowledge that the owner's driver's license is suspended; motion to suppress based on lack of reasonable suspicion to stop

Workers' Compensation; change in condition under N,C.G.S. § 97-47

Unfair and deceptive practices; Private residence; Attorney's fees

Validity of Limited Liability Clause

Sale of ward's property; Necessity of appraisal; Court approval of sale; Constructive fraud