injury by accident; medical causation

Workers' compensation; Medical expert testimony; Causation evidence; Post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; breach of contract, conversion, and unfair and deceptive trade practices claims; accord and satisfaction; consideration of matters outside pleading

Rule 59; motion for new trial; motion to amend judgment

Judgment on the pleadings; Validity of notice of appeal; Failure to include certificate of service with notice of appeal; Location of boundary in land grant; Call to monument in land conveyance; Deed construction.

Child Custody; Contempt Proceedings; Award of Attorneys' Fees for Civil Contempt; Award of Attorneys' Fees Under N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.6; Mandate Rule; Alleged Violation of Mandate

interlocutory appeal; summary judgment; Rule 54(b) certification; homeowners' association; claim of lien; appellate procedure; petition for writ of certiorari

Rule 60(b) Motion; Determination of Heirs;Equitable Adoption; Sufficiency if Motion.

Termination of parental rights; Abuse, neglect, and dependency hearing; Consolidation of termination of parental rights and abuse, neglect, and dependency hearings; Grounds for terminating parental rights based on felony assault; Adjudication and dispositional requirements in termination of parental rights hearings and abuse, neglect, and dependency hearings; Requirement of showing repetition of abuse or neglect.

termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(d)