Court of Appeals
Sykes v. Vixamar
Automobile negligence; medical liens; fair medical billing statute; effect of failing to bill patient's health insurer on recovery of medical charges through patient's tort judgment
State v. Pender
assault; assault with deadly weapon; jury instruction; plain error; pattern jury instruction; bodily injury; offensive conduct; death; serious bodily injury; reasonable belief; self-defense
State v. Ellis
motion to suppress; possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana; knock and talk; 4th Amendment
State v. Cabbagestalk
Traffic stop; Search and seizure; Motion to suppress
State v. Barrett
Tracking dog; purebred hound; admissibility of evidence; McLeod factors; reliability.
Sfreddo v. Hicks
summary judgment conducted at bench trial, motion to dismiss
NC Indian Cultural Ctr., Inc. v. Sanders
Breach of contract; Session Law 2013-186; Termination of contract with State; Contract Clause; Takings Clause; Bill of Attainder; Implied covenant of quiet enjoyment; Failure to obtain proper service does not toll statute of limitations after voluntary dismissal.
Koonts v. First Nat'l Bank
interlocutory appeal; substantial right; res judicata
Johnson v. NC Dep't of Pub. Safety
Discrimination on the basis of sex; burden-shifting framework; veteran's preference
In re: T.H. & M.H.
Termination of parental rights, change in permanency plan, consideration of relevant factors, right of review for no-merit briefs