contract formation; stipulation; limitation of liability; motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict

Motion to dismiss; Rule 9(j); breach of contract; medical malpractice claim.

Alimony; equitable distribution; motion to dismiss; subject matter jurisdiction.

Agency, agent, deed of trust, lien, loan servicer, mortgage, priority, quiet title, summary judgment

Agency, agent, deed of trust, lien, loan servicer, mortgage, priority, quiet title, summary judgment

Contempt; civil contempt; criminal contempt; Moot; age of majority; dismissed; notice; sua sponte

hearsay; past recorded recollection; expert reliability; lay opinions

First-degree murder; Rules of Evidence 401 and 402; Victim-impact evidence, NCGS 15A-833(a)(1); plain error review; invited error; circumstantial evidence.

Sex Offender Registration Act; the defendant's provision of an incorrect address to the sheriff's office constituted circumstantial evidence of willfulness and deceptive intent; trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss at the close of the evidence

Knowing and Voluntary Admissions under State v. Harbison