Whether information given by an insurance investigator to police regarding a loss caused by arson should subject the insurer to liability for malicious prosecution and for an unfair and deceptive trade practice; extent of immunity provided to insurer under N.C.G.S. ? 58-79-40 and the Noerr-Pennington doctrine

Whether the trial court committed plain error by erroneously instructing the jury on an alternate theory to support a conviction for second-degree kidnapping when that theory was not supported by the evidence

Motion to suppress evidence of DWI; whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle

Whether an indictment charging defendant with delivery of marijuana under N.C.G.S. ? 90-95(a)(1) was fatally defective because it did not state the weight of the marijuana; ineffective assistance claim based on defense counsel's failure to request jury instructions, the omission of which was found not to constitute plain error

Appeal from trial court's order granting defendant's MAR following his convictions; whether trial court abused its discretion in determining that defendant met his burden to establish newly discovered evidence meriting a new trial.

Whether defendant imposed a discriminatory dual rate structure in violation of N.C.G.S. ? 160A-314 when providing solid waste disposal, a public enterprise

Worker's Compensation; dispute over which workers' compensation insurance carrier is liable for payment to an employee of a subcontractor; application and interpretation of N.C.G.S. ?? 58-36-105 (required notice for cancellation of workers' compensation insurance), 58-36-110 (requirements for notifying policy holder of nonrenewal of insurance), and 97-19 (effect of general contractor?s not obtaining certificate of insurance from a subcontractor) when the subcontractor had workers' compensation insurance at the time of plaintiff's work-related accident

Whether an attorney removed from representing a client by the Clerk of Court for a conflict of interest can recover the value of her services in an action based on quantum meruit

Appeal from Commission order granting rate increase to electric power company; whether the order was supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence

Plain error review; whether a defendant convicted of first-degree sexual offense should receive a new trial because the trial court did not also instruct the jury on attempted first-degree sexual offense

Motion to suppress evidence related to defendant's arrest for driving while impaired; whether the traffic stop violated defendant's constitutional rights

First-degree murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motion to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

Enforceability of a privilege tax imposed by the City on companies purportedly engaged in cyber-gambling; whether summary judgment was properly entered for the City on the companies' claim that the privilege tax violates the N.C. Constitution's prohibition on unjust and inequitable taxes.

Whether petitioner, which was not the original lender named in a promissory note executed by the borrower, was the holder of the note at the time of default and thus had authority to foreclose on respondent's property under the accompanying deed of trust.

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release dates of inmates who received eighty-year life sentences for commission of second-degree murder and second-degree burglary

Whether campus police arrest records are subject to the N.C. Public Records Act

Whether trafficking in prescription tablets and pills that contain an opium mixture classified under Schedule III of the N.C. Controlled Substances Act is punishable under N.C.G.S. ? 90-95(h)(4)

Whether defendant's Transcript of Plea and Transcript of Plea Hearing were ambiguous regarding the number of crimes for which he stipulated to existence of an aggravating factor