Interlocutory appeal; no substantial right; employment contract; non-compete clause; preliminary injunction.

judgment notwithstanding the motion; wrongful discharge; punitive damages; treble damages; motion for new trial; jury instructions; attorney's fees

motion to dismiss; breach of fiduciary duty; unfair trade practices; North Carolina Debt Collection Act

interlocutory appeal; Rule 12(b)(1); negligence; NIED; loss of services; punitive damages

jurisdiction; driving while impaired judgment; certiorari; mission of traffic stop

Self-defense jury instruction; stand-your-ground jury instruction; no duty to retreat jury instruction; preservation of erroneous jury instruction; sufficiency of evidence to support self-defense jury instruction.

felony speeding to elude arrest, property damage, valuation of damage, motion to dismiss

Driving while impaired; motion to dismiss indictment for lack of jurisdiction; motions to suppress evidence; tainted fruit of the poisonous tree; implied-consent rights; using prior DWI convictions while it was pending on appeal to enhance sentence

Parent's constitutional right; care, custody and control of a child; electronic communication, NCGS 50-13.2(e); court-ordered visitation; attorney's fees and alimony; unchallenged findings; ignoring precedents, In re Civil Penalty, 324 N.C. 373 91989)

alimony, marital misconduct