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Valdovinos v. Duke Univ.
Industrial Commission; competent evidence to support findings; need for expert testimony; maximal medical improvement, permanent partial impairment rating
Wynnefield Props., Inc. v. Emer. Restoration Experts, LLC
Breach of Contract;
Motion to Compel;
Duty to Defend;
Supplemental Damage Claim;
Summary Judgment;
Prevailing Party;
Attorney’s Fees;
Required Findings;
Nominal Damages;
Yow v. Dispatch & Servs., Inc.
Rule 12(b)(6); light most favorable; treated as true; complaint; pleadings; on its face; law; fact; necessarily defeats; negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; employer; employee; independent contractor; relationship; unfair and deceptive trade practices; intentional infliction of emotional distress; IIED
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 13, 2024
Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neibel
Whether plaintiff's service by publication in the county where defendant formerly lived and worked was insufficient under Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cato Corp. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
Whether a plaintiff clothing-store company's claim for insurance coverage was properly dismissed where it alleged COVID-19 related losses but the policy contained a viral contamination exclusion.
Dieckhaus v. Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of N.C.
Whether N.C.G.S. 116-311 provides statutory immunity to institutions of higher education for damages arising from COVID-19 pandemic.
In re Chastain
Addressing the proper procedure for removal of a clerk of superior court under Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution.
In re K.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in addressing respondent's unpreserved constitutional challenge to removal of the child.
In re L.L.
Whether the trial court's permanency-planning order complied with N.C.G.S. 7B-903, -906.1, and -906.2 of the Juvenile Code.
N. State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.
Whether restaurant closures necessitated by government orders responding to the COVID-19 crisis amounted to a direct physical loss for the purposes of business income and commercial property insurance coverage.
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue
Whether N.C.G.S. 105-135.45 is ambiguous regarding application of the term credit allowed when calculating tax credits available to manufacturers of cigarettes for exportation.
Schooldev E., LLC v. Town of Wake Forest
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent municipality properly denied petitioner's applications for permits necessary to build a charter school.
State v. Gillard
Whether defendant was properly sentenced to death on two counts of first-degree murder.
State v. Wilkins
Whether defendant waived his statutory right to a court-ordered competency evaluation and hearing when he failed to raise the issue at trial.
Sturdivant v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its interpretation of Section 97-29(c) of the Workers' Compensation Act and in affirming the Industrial Commission's opinion and award denying plaintiff extended compensation benefits under that provision.
Zander v. Orange County
Whether there are genuine issues of material fact regarding (1) defendants' use of a reasonable planning period not to exceed 20 years when assessing impact fees and (2) whether a 2016 reduction in impact fees was due to reasons other than an updated school impact fee study.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 3, 2024
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed December 3, 2024
Abitol v. Clark
12(b)(6) motion; declaratory judgment; N.C.G.S. § 31-5.5; N.C.G.S. § 29-19(b)(3); IVF.