Judicial determination of aggravating factor that defendant knowingly created great risk of death to more than one person; harmless error review under State v. Blackwell

Plain error review of instruction permitting a jury to find defendant guilty of kidnapping if he committed a single named felony different from the specific felonies alleged in indictments brought under N.C.G.S. § 14-39(a)(2)

Beneficiary's wrongful conversion claim against executor to recover funds in joint bank accounts established with decedent's money

Whether trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to terminate nonresident father's parental rights when he was not served with summons and petitions initiating an earlier proceeding that adjudicated the children as dependent

Termination of parental rights; whether failure to issue summons in TPR proceedings to children deprived trial court of subject matter jurisdiction

Motion to dismiss under N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants

Police officer lay opinion as to powder cocaine

N.C.G.S. § 108A-57(a); statutory allocation of medical expenses from tort claim settlement to determine State Medicaid reimbursements in compliance with Ark. Dep't of Health & Human Servs. v. Ahlborn

Whether effect of restrictive covenants should be considered when deciding whether to grant lot owner a variance from a land use ordinance

Claim for negligent misrepresentation; whether plaintiff-purchasers established justifiable reliance on erroneous MLS report furnished to them about the property

Whether a petition to terminate parental rights can be amended during the termination hearing to conform to the evidence presented at the hearing

Will caveat based on alleged undue influence on testator; summary judgment for party asserting validity of the document

N.C. Condominium Act; applicability of substantial compliance clause of N.C.G.S. § 47C-1-104(c) to failure to specify a development time limit under N.C.G.S. § 47C-2-105(a)(8)

Workers' Compensation; apportionment of benefits based on percentage of disability caused by occupational disease

Whether Outdoor Advertising Control Act and related DOT regulations preempt county zoning ordinance barring relocation of nonconforming billboard

Declaratory judgment action seeking interpretation of how parole eligibility statutes apply to plaintiff's consolidated sentence under Fair Sentencing Act

Standing; whether neighboring property owners were aggrieved parties permitted to challenge issuance of a special use permit under N.C.G.S. § 160A-388

Whether uninsured motorist coverage applies when insured's vehicle hits a log lying on a road; application of physical contact rule to N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(3) reference to collision between motor vehicles