Anticipatory Judgment; Giglio disclosures

Utilities Commission; jurisdiction; Americans with Disabilities Act; NC Persons with Disabilities Act; findings of fact

Dismiss with prejudice; Lee v. Roses factors; North Carolina Industrial Commission; abuse of discretion

Worker's Compensation

Separation agreement; Setting aside agreement; Duress; Child custody; Child support

insurance coverage; underinsured motorist insurance; stacking of underinsured motorist policies where policies are issued in different states and accident occurs in third state

child custody; visitation rights; mental health; order for modification; primary physical custody; parental rights; substantial evidence; de novo; substantial and material change; minor children; beneficial circumstances; adverse circumstances; positive change; best interest of the child; children?s welfare; abuse of discretion.

professional licensing and North Carolina Administrative Procedure Act; revocation of license to practice dentistry; fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation and standard of care issues

motion to dismiss; Chapter 50B

arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; existence of a contract creating an enforceable right to arbitration; waiver of the right to arbitration

motion to set aside default judgment; failure to attack default judgment at trial precludes review on appeal

attorney's fees incurred in child support claim; insufficient means to defray legal expenses; good faith of interested party; refusal to pay adequate child support; insufficient findings to support award of attorney's fees

trespass/encroachment; boundary dispute; implied dedication of road right-of-way to public; deeds void for vagueness of description

Mootness; public importance exception; motion for sanctions; proper grounds for sanctions

first-degree murder; competency; incapacity; abuse of discretion; jury selection; capacity; malingering; jury charge; reading of instructions; clerk; ex mero motu; nonprejudicial; failure to intervene

PWISD, Motion to Dismiss

mistrial, Rule of Evidence 601(b), Intoxicated witness

Waiver of Counsel, Forfeiture of Counsel

first-degree murder; second-degree murder; insufficient evidence; premeditation; deliberation; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; legal provocation; direct evidence; circumstantial evidence; grossly excessive force; headlock; malice; express hatred; inherently dangerous act; failure to instruct jury; involuntary manslaughter; preservation; Rule 10; custodial statement; pretrial motion

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; Denial of motion to dismiss; Sufficiency of evidence of use of dangerous weapon; Guilty plea to habitual felon status; Required statutory colloquy under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1022