Summary ejectment; waiver; landlord and tenant.

Summary ejectment; summary judgment; month-to-month tenancy

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

Summary judgment; elements of Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) claim; employer-employee relationship

Personal jurisdiction; specific jurisdiction; sufficiency of contacts; purposeful availment

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