Whether trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying counsel previously admitted pro hac vice from further representation of a party; N.C.G.S. Secs. 84-4.1, -4.2

Whether trial court properly dismissed on Rule 12(b)(6) grounds SEANC's complaint seeking access to state agency documents under the N.C. Public Records

Whether judgment against defendant for felony possession of stolen goods was properly vacated after defendant was found not guilty of felony breaking and entering

Resentencing proceeding for defendant previously found guilty of first-degree murder; procedure to determine mental retardation under N.C.G.S. Sec. 15A-2005

Expert testimony that pills found in defendant's possession were controllled substances; sufficiency of evidence when expert's conclusions were based solely on visual identification

Medical malpractice, 120-day extension of statute of limitations

Whole record review of Town Board's failure to adopt plaintiff's request for rezoning and special use permit; alleged violation of plaintiff's equal protection rights; whether board members who voted against the proposal acted arbitrarily and capriciously

Summary judgment; duty to defend; whether insurance policy covers false advertising claim brought against its insured

Residential real estate sale; embezzlement of sale proceeds by closing attorney; allocation of risk of loss between buyer and seller

Non-qualified alien; Medicaid coverage for 'emergency medical condition;' standard for superior court's review of DSS final agency decision under N.C.G.S. Sec. 108A-79(k)

Whether sovereign immunity bars reimbursement to Guar. Ass�n under N.C.G.S. � 58-48-50(a1)(1)

Whether trial court has authority to declare a case noncapital as a sanction when time limits for setting a Rule 24 pretrial hearing are not met; existence of prejudice to defendant

Whether breach of fiduciary duty to a partnership was an unfair or deceptive trade practice under N.C.G.S. Sec. 75-1.1 entitling plaintiffs to treble damages

Workers' Compensation; whether participating commissioner's service expired upon his successor being named but not yet sworn, such that split Industrial Commission's opinion and award would be void

Whether clear, cogent, and convincing evidence supported termination of parental rights under N. C. G. S. § 7B-111(a); whether court abused its discretion in not specifically addressing the child-parent bond when determining the child's best interest under section 7B-1110

Whether trial court's failure to properly instruct jury on felony murder was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt

Whether the trial court committed plain error in allowing testimony from a DSS investigator that DSS 'substantiated' allegations that defendant sexually abused his children

First-degree murder (non-capital); whether defendant was prejudiced by the trial court's exclusion of evidence of the victim's prior convictions and reputation