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Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed May 17, 2022
Abedi v. Abedi
Interlocutory appeal; preliminary injunction; substantial right; dismissed.
Birchard v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of N.C., Inc.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction, State Health Plan, Denial of Coverage, External Review Organization, Appeal to Industrial Commission, Sovereign Immunity
Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC
motor vehicle lien; legal possessor; N.C.G.S. 44A
Braswell v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement
Briggs v. Markiewicz
summary judgment; negligence; duty of driver to maintain proper lookout; contributory negligence; doctrine of sudden emergency
Dillard v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement
Doe GS v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement
Donley v. Chip Ganassi Racing
Workers compensation; wage loss causation by injury; burden of proof
Fields v. Fields
Substantial change in circumstances; parent move; information that antedates prior custody order.
Fox v. Fox
trusts and estates; North Carolina Uniform Trust Code; trial court did not err in dismissing claims for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, and civil conspiracy against trustees as individuals because breach of fiduciary duty claim stated time-barred claim challenging the validity of trust, claim for breach of trust against defendants as trustees did not state individual capacity claim, complaint failed to allege special circumstances creating fiduciary relationship as a matter of fact between beneficiary and trustees, and claim for civil conspiracy against trustees as individuals did not state an independent basis of liability; claims for breach of trust against trustees and claims for constructive fraud and civil conspiracy against trustees in their capacity as trustees were legally sufficient and trial court erred in dismissing them
Francis v. Brown
trial court did not err in entering no-contact order where unchallenged findings of fact supported conclusion that defendant harassed plaintiff, thereby engaging in unlawful conduct
In re A.R.
neglected juvenile; adjudication; findings of fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(15)
In re Entzminger
Attorney discipline; trial court's inherent authority; judicial recusal; suspension as a disciplinary sanction; affirmed.
In re J.A.W.
fact finding, termination of parental rights, trial court, termination, juvenile, trial court's finding, parental rights, willfully, conclusions of law, custody agreement
In re J.B.D.
TPR; § 7B-1108(b); failure to legitimate; abandonment
In re J.W.M.
Neglected Juvenile, Adjudication, Disposition Order, Visitation Costs, DSS Case Plan, Delegation, District Court, Best Interest of the Child
In re M.M.
termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e)
In re S.C.S.
Termination of parental rights; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; dependency; lack of proper care or supervision; lack of appropriate alternative child care arrangement; affirmed.
In re S.G.A.R.B.
independent review revealed no error in trial court's termination of parental rights in case where counsel filed a no-merit brief under appellate rule 3.1(e)