Supreme Court
Devalle v. N.C. Sheriffs' Educ. & Training Standards Comm'n
Whether the Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission arbitrarily or capriciously denied petitioner's application for justice officer certification upon concluding that he lacked the good moral character required of deputy sheriffs.
Town of Apex v. Rubin
Whether title to property is revested in the landowner if a government entity takes the property for a private purpose and whether the trial court may enter a mandatory injunction to restore the property to its original condition where the landowner has not requested injunctive relief in the pleadings.
Town of Apex v. Rubin
Whether title to property is revested in the landowner if a government entity takes the property for a private purpose and whether the trial court may enter a mandatory injunction to restore the property to its original condition where the landowner has not requested injunctive relief in the pleadings.
Cutter v. Vojnovic
Whether the Business Court erred in granting a motion for partial judgment on the pleadings, granting a motion to strike portions of an affidavit on summary judgment, and disregarding a purported expert report on summary judgment; and whether the Business Court erred in granting a motion for summary judgment, because a partnership did not exist.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed August 22, 2025
Hwang v. Cairns
Whether public official immunity applies to a medical director at a state university and whether summary judgment was proper.
Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Ins. Agencies, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing dismissal of a claim for negligence at the 12(b)(6) stage based on contributory negligence and in affirming dismissal of a claim for punitive damages.
State v. Bowman
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining the trial court committed plain error by instructing the jury once on first-degree forcible sexual offense where the defendant was indicted for two counts of first-degree forcible sexual offense.
State v. Chambers
Whether substitution of an alternate juror during guilt deliberations in a criminal trial violates a defendant's constitutional right to a jury of twelve.
Hanson v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant must pay an employer-funded 5% contribution under N.C.G.S. 143-166.50(e).