Right to remain silent; defense of duress; constitutional error; remand from Supreme Court; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no comment by State during closing.

first-degree murder; voluntary intoxication; admission of real evidence

Sua sponte; Rule 60(b)(1); Parenting Coordinator; Writ of Certiorari; de novo; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-99, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-92.

Service of process; notice; due diligence; real property; good faith purchaser; tax lien; tax collector; right of redemption; redemption; disability; email; petition for writ of certiorari; default judgment; confirmation of sale; upset bids; foreclosure; commissioner's deed; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-361; restitution

Domestic violence protective order; subject-matter jurisdiction; civil summons; competent evidence of domestic violence; harassment; substantial emotional distress

medical malpractice; object left in body during surgery; summary judgment was proper on claims for actual and constructive fraud because there was no evidence of deceptive intent or fiduciary relationship between physician and patient; res ipsa loquitor did not apply because elements of both standard of care and breach required expert testimony; summary judgment on medical malpractice claim was proper because four-year rather than ten-year statute of limitations applied because evidence was uncontroverted that object left in body was intended to be left in body permanently for purpose of medical treatment; punitive damages claim failed where all other claims did not withstand summary judgment

Summary judgment; motion to consolidate; expert opinion of valuation; NCGS 47C-117(b); NCGS 47C-1-107; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 42(a); NCGS 136-108.

Industrial Commission; Workers' Compensation Act; legal standard for determining compensability of injury; attendant care benefits; Workers' Compensation Rule 614; discovery sanctions.