Supreme Court
State v. Gillard
Whether defendant was properly sentenced to death on two counts of first-degree murder.
N. State Deli, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co.
Whether restaurant closures necessitated by government orders responding to the COVID-19 crisis amounted to a direct physical loss for the purposes of business income and commercial property insurance coverage.
Schooldev E., LLC v. Town of Wake Forest
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent municipality properly denied petitioner's applications for permits necessary to build a charter school.
In re Chastain
Addressing the proper procedure for removal of a clerk of superior court under Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution.
State v. Wilkins
Whether defendant waived his statutory right to a court-ordered competency evaluation and hearing when he failed to raise the issue at trial.
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Revenue
Whether N.C.G.S. 105-135.45 is ambiguous regarding application of the term credit allowed when calculating tax credits available to manufacturers of cigarettes for exportation.
Dieckhaus v. Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of N.C.
Whether N.C.G.S. 116-311 provides statutory immunity to institutions of higher education for damages arising from COVID-19 pandemic.
Sturdivant v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its interpretation of Section 97-29(c) of the Workers' Compensation Act and in affirming the Industrial Commission's opinion and award denying plaintiff extended compensation benefits under that provision.
In re K.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in addressing respondent's unpreserved constitutional challenge to removal of the child.
In re L.L.
Whether the trial court's permanency-planning order complied with N.C.G.S. 7B-903, -906.1, and -906.2 of the Juvenile Code.