ineffective assistance of counsel; pre-trial motion to suppress; plain error

motion to suppress; Anders brief; substantial assistance

Statutory right to confrontation at probation violation hearings, N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1345(e); absconding from supervision, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343(b)(3a); clerical error in judgment revoking probation.

modifying custody order; substantial change of circumstances affecting welfare of the child; best interests of the child

Motion to Dismiss, Summary Judgment, Statute of Limitations, Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel

will; patent ambiguity; judicial interpretation; testator's intent

Certificate of Need; Demonstration project for limited-use MRI scanner; Change in project under N.C. Gen. Stat. 131E-176(16)(e)

Modification of child custody; change in employment and residence; review of evidence prior to permanent order; documents missing from court file; motion for new trial; findings to support award of attorney fees.

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.