equitable distribution claim, motion in the cause, Rule 41

Personal jurisdiction; Purposeful availment; Rule 12(b)(2)

Dedication, appurtenant easement, private easement, right of way, public road, plat, Marketable Title Act, abandonment, adverse use, gravel road.

motion to compel, arbitration, logistics, agreement, contract, solicitation, international, business, employee, signatory, nonsignatory, equitable estoppel, motion to dismiss

Certificates of Need, Legacy Medical Care Facility, statutory construction, operate, acquire, reopen

permanency planning order; Rule 17 Guardian ad litem

trial court's findings of fact were supported by clear and convincing evidence; trial court's findings of fact supported adjudication of neglect; relevancy of evidence of prior abuse of another juvenile; no-merit brief pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

Dependency; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-101(9)

juvenile delinquency; sufficiency of verdict; possession of a firearm with an altered serial number; interdisciplinary evaluation

Juvenile abuse and neglect; permanency planning; cessation of reunification efforts; guardianship award; visitation order

3.1 juvenile case; jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1001(a)(5)(a); permanency planning order

delinquency; adjudication and disposition; limitation on cross-examination; in camera review; improper closing statement; cumulative error

Custody order; parental visitation rights; best interests of the child.

Equitable distribution; valuation of marital property; oral stipulations.

Administrative Procedure Act; Petitions for Judicial Review; Contested Cases; Licensing Discipline

Negligence; duty of care; sexual assault; Title IX; Section 1983; substantive due process; equal protection; independent contractor; tort law; failure to train and supervise; precedent; education; special-needs; exceptional children; summary judgment; and motion to dismiss

Possession of a firearm by a felon; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence; constructive possession; knowledge

Medical malpractice; administrative negligence claims; exclusion of expert testimony from hospital administrator under Rule 702; record insufficient for meaningful appellate review; exclusion of evidence under Rule 403

failure to instruct on lesser-included offense of possession of methamphetamine to charge of trafficking in methamphetamine by possession did not constitute plain error; remand for correction of clerical error in judgment was required where judgment listed incorrect offense

Declaratory Judgment Act, actual and justiciable controversy, public utility regulation, landlord/tenant exemption to regulation