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State v. White
Competent evidence; motion to suppress; police checkpoints; probable cause.
State v. Williams
Evidence; Witness Identification; Fifth Amendment; Jury Request; Authentication; Cumulative Error; Prejudicial Error; Ex Mero Motu; Closing Argument
Stein v. Hall
Separation of Powers;
Gubernatorial appointments;
Building Code Council;
Utilities Commission;
Appellate Judicial Vacancies;
Facial Constitutional Challenge;
Summary Judgment;
Three Judge Panel;
US Right to Know v. The Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill
Statutory interpretation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1; canon of last antecedent; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-43.17; plain meaning
Whitaker v. Hall
civil contempt; purge condition
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
Blackrock Equestrian Ranch, L.L.C. v. Hardin
Final judgment; jurisdiction; Rule 12(f); interlocutory; consolidation
Brown v. Miller
Pataky analysis; unincorporated separation agreement; attorney's fees; North Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Edwards v. Strata Solar, LLC
Rule 12(b)(6); at-will employment; wrongful discharge; N.C.G.S. § 143-422.2; sex discrimination.
Hwang v. Cairns
summary judgment; slander per se; qualified privilege; tortious interference with contract
In re: A.H-G.
Adjudication of abuse and neglect; Rule 17 GAL; minor parent; waiver of Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; unchallenged findings of fact support that minor child was an abused child
In re: S.A.B.S.
Permanency planning; reunification; insufficient findings
Jones v. Mill
Rule 9(j); medical malpractice
Kerley v. Kerley
motion for domestic violence protection order; motion for temporary custody; fear of continued harrassment; findings of fact; conclusions of law.
Lassiter v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
Industrial Commission, State Agency duty of care, findings of fact, traffic control devices and signs
Nzewunwah v. Nzewunwah
child support award, income, bad faith, retrospective child support, prospective child support, exchange rate, live-in nanny care, Montessori school, child support arrears, judgment, N.C.G.S. § 50-13.4(f)(8).
Powell v. City of Wilmington, N.C.
Governmental immunity; safe-streets exception; negligence.
Rowell v. Erie Ins.
Motion to dismiss; failure to state a claim; motorist insurance liability.
Southland Nat'l Ins. Corp. v. Lindberg
petition for writ of certiorari; substantial right; judicial notice; modification of a temporary retraining order; limited receiver; trial court’s authority during receivership