Administrative law judge; superior court review; subject matter jurisdiction; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 4(j); late service on parties; NCGS 150B-45 motion to extend; good cause shown; abuse of discretion.

civil contempt, compliance at time of hearing, purge conditions

attorney's fees, subject matter jurisdiction, NC Gen Stat 50-13.6

Unfair or deceptive trade practices; insurance company; punitive damages; bad faith; summary judgment; attorney fees

Malicious prosecution; abuse of process; civil conspiracy; governmental immunity; sovereign immunity; intra-corporate immunity; statute of limitations; motion to dismiss; motion for summary judgment; sufficiency of pleadings; malice; probable cause

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 50B-1(a)(2); Domestic Violence Protective Order and Findings of Fact.

Relevant damages evidence used to impeach testimony during liability portion of bifurcated trial; authentication of video via admission; and no limiting instruction requirement absent request.

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court erred by failing to consider post-petition evidence before adjudicating juveniles neglected and relying solely on neglect adjudication of one juvenile in adjudicating second juvenile neglected

infant, death, juvenile, neglect, abuse, dependent, reunification, sibling, parents, minor child, murder, manslaughter

Award of guardianship, actions inconsistent with a parent's constitutionally protected status, verification that a guardian understands the legal significance of the appointment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-600, specification of frequency and duration of visits pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-905.1, trial court did not impermissibly delegate judicial authority in award of visitation, findings sufficient to cease reunification efforts.

Involuntary Commitment; Dangerousness to Others

Findings of fact, elimination of reunification, neglected juvenile, permanency planning order

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Judicial sale; execution sale; secondary remedies; judicial foreclosure; appropriate foreclosure remedies under N.C.G.S. § 47C-3-116 and N.C.G.S. § 1-339.1; voided judgments on remand; attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 75-16.1; and attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 47C-3-116 and 47C-4-117.

First degree murder; Castle Doctrine, pre-trial determination of Castle Doctrine immunity; rebuttable presumption of imminent death or serious bodily harm; jury instructions

First-Degree Murder; Premeditation and Deliberation; Rules 404(b) and 403; Closing Arguments; Motion to Dismiss

1st and 2d degree forcible rape; 1st and 2d degree forcible sexual offense; inconsistent and contradictory verdicts; DNA evidence; serious personal injury.

accident instruction; ex mero motu mistrial right

Incorrect sentence, intimidating witness, jury instructions, motion to dismiss, preservation, State v. Golder, restitution, variance