Court of Appeals
Verdone v. Verdone
Nonjudicial partnership dissolution;
Conflict of laws, substance and procedure; Direct and derivative suits.
In re Z.B.
abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court's adjudication of neglect was based on more than prior adjudications of abuse and neglect of sibling
In re L.J.J.
Adjudication Order; Controlled Substance; Sufficiency of the Evidence
In re E.M.
Child abuse, neglect, and dependency; Subject matter jurisdiction; Juvenile petitions.
Grace Ridge Gateway Terrace Durham, LLC v. Mattress Firm, Inc.
Summary ejectment; waiver; landlord and tenant.
Coghill v. Brown
Summary ejectment; summary judgment; month-to-month tenancy
Cecil Holcomb Renovations, Inc. v. L. Firm of Wilson & Ratledge, PLLC
trial court did not abuse its discretion in disqualifying counsel based on violation of Rule 4.2 of Rules of Professional conduct; trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over counterclaim for unpaid legal fees despite absence of a notification regarding state bar's fee dispute resolution program; trial court did not err or abuse its discretion by excluding certain evidence of billing practices
Abernathy v. Mission Health Sys., Inc.
Summary judgment; elements of Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) claim; employer-employee relationship
Dow-Rein v. Sarle
Personal jurisdiction; specific jurisdiction; sufficiency of contacts; purposeful availment
State v. Shuler
Right to remain silent; defense of duress; constitutional error; remand from Supreme Court; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no comment by State during closing.