Condemnation action; whether an inverse taking occurred based on the Town's impairment of defendant's vested right to develop property under an approved subdivision plan; extent of area affected by the taking/unity of ownership of adjacent parcels

Motion by defendant for change of venue; whether sufficient evidence was presented that plaintiff was a resident of the county in which he filed the action; whether the trial court erred in denying the motion

Workers' Compensation; request by plaintiff-employee to reinstate suspended disability benefits; whether, when determining the merits of plaintiff's case, the Industrial Commission erred in failing to address a deputy commissioner's previous dismissal of the claim under Commission Rule 613

When defendant was convicted of violating a domestic violence protective order while possessing a deadly weapon, whether the trial court committed plain error in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor violation of a DVPO.

Whether sufficient evidence supported defendant's request for a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter

First-degree murder (capital/death)

Interpretation of definition of elder adult under N.C.G.S. 14-112.2 (2011)

Whether the Court of Appeals has subject matter jurisdiction to hear the State's appeal from a trial court's order granting defendant's MAR, resentencing him, and ordering his immediate release

Motor vehicle collision; whether a jury verdict finding both drivers negligent was supported by sufficient evidence, denying plaintiff recovery

Motor vehicle wreck caused by underinsured driver; judgment for plaintiff against defendant tortfeasor; whether defendant can receive credit against the amount of the judgment owed by him for monies paid to plaintiff by plaintiff's UIM and workers' compensation carriers

Voluntary commitment of a minor based on diagnoses of mental illness; whether N.C.G.S.? 122C-224.3(c)allows admission of certified copies of medical reports and records only if the minor is permitted to confront and cross-examine witnesses who prepared the reports.

Review of recommendation for public reprimand

Appeal from order granting general rate increase to electric power company

The trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress contraband obtained via a warrantless search; plain view doctrine; plain error review

Whether a defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon was entitled to a jury instruction on an affirmative defense based on justification for possessing the weapon

Whether a defendant charged with first-degree sexual offense under N.C.G.S. ? 14-27.1(4) was entitled to a jury instruction on the affirmative defense that his actions were taken for an accepted medical purpose

Breach of contract action; whether a letter sent by defendant's representative committing funds in connection with plaintiffs' construction of a racing facility created a binding contract