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Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
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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
State v. Brichikov
Hearsay within hearsay; Double hearsay; No prejudice; Other sufficient evidence; Malice; Assault with a deadly weapon; Hands as a deadly weapon.
State v. Brown
felony possession of stolen goods; attempted misdemeanor larceny; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; substantial evidence supports convictions.
State v. Dobbins
Trafficking cocaine by possession; trafficking cocaine by transportation; preservation; jury instructions
State v. Escalante
Standing, Fourth Amendment search, motion to suppress, CSLI
State v. Flores Roca
no-contest plea; driving while impaired; motion to suppress; driving checkpoint; Chapter 20 violations.