request for comparative negligence, contributory negligence, trip and fall

attorney fees; custody and child support; good faith; civil contempt resolved by agreement

motion to dimiss; sufficiency of the evidence; tortious interference with contract; tortious interference with prospective economic advantage; abuse of process

Personal Jurisdiction; Remand for additional Findings of Fact

ineffective assistance of counsel; failure to object to lack of notice of aggravating factor; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1340.16

constitutional amendment, General Assembly, ratify, district, gerrymandering, voter ID, photo ID, minority, majority-minority district, representative, special election, legislature

inherent authority to compel compliance with court orders; Workplace Violence Prevention Act; civil contempt

Joint tenants with right of survivorship; broker-dealer/investment advisor; joint ownership of securities, NCGS 41-2.2; banking institution, NCGS 41-2.1(e)(2); deposit account, NCGS 41-2.1; motion to dismiss; appellate rule 28-arugment not timely raised.

Juvenile Petition, Permanency Planning, Findings of Fact, Statutory Requirements, Visitation

contracts; offer and acceptance; acceptance must conform to offer to be effective; no contract existed where neither acceptance or performance conformed to offer