Equitable distribution; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20; classification and valuation of property; marital property; separate property; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; interim distribution; distributive award.

medical malpractice, ordinary negligence, res ipsa loquitur, clinical judgment, 9(j) Certification, laser hair removal

misconduct connected with the work; employment benefits; challenged findings of fact; petition for judicial review; motion to dismiss; COVID-19

Sovereign immunity, judicial immunity, and interlocutory appeal

DWI/DWLR, mistrial, request for transcript, motion for continuance, delay in request, prejudice, prior counsel's testimony.

amendment of indictment was permissible because indictment was facially valid and amendment did not add any previously omitted essential element of the offense charged, resulting in a substantial alteration; proof of sexual activity by a substitute parent or custodian does not require that person who assumed position of a parent reside in the home with the minor victim; consistent distinction between predicate acts for two counts of sexual activity by a substitute parent in jury instructions and verdict sheets demonstrated that jury verdicts were unanimous, though distinguishing between the predicate acts in the verdict sheets was not required; indictment charging multiple counts of a single crime based on distinct predicate acts was not multiplicious; distinct sexual acts occurring during the same sexual encounter can provide the basis for multiple charges of sexual activity by a substitute parent or custodian; trial court did not abuse its discretion by imposing consecutive rather than concurrent sentences

Jury instructions; lesser-included offenses; assault with a deadly weapon; serious injury; attorney's fees.

motion to dismiss; elements of first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, and common-law robbery; expert witness qualifications; admissibility of medical records; admission of medical records; admission of hearsay statements; sentencing for first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping; attorney's fees - notice and opportunity to be heard

robbery with a dangerous weapon, dangerous weapon, and contempt

Sufficiency of the Evidence; First-Degree Murder in the Perpetration of a Felony; Felony Child Abuse