Statute of Repose; Negligence; Punitive Damages

summary judgment, Rule 56(e), just cause, unacceptable personal conduct

Contribution and indemnity claims against school board in bus negligence case; limited waiver of governmental immunity; Tort Claims Act; Rule 14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1B-1(h); statutes strictly construed against waiver of governmental immunity

incompetent spouse; powers of general guardian; equitable distribution claim; legal separation; subjective intent; statutory interpretation; motion to dismiss; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sections 50-20, 50-22, 35A-1202, 35A-1241, 35A-1251

summary judgment; derivative claims; fiduciary duty of officer to corporation; fiduciary duty of majority shareholders to minority shareholder; tradename infringement; conversion; unjust enrichment; unfair and deceptive trade practices; civil conspiracy

release attached as exhibit to plaintiff's complaint demonstrated an affirmative defense precluded success on plaintiff's claims in condemnation action

North Carolina False Claims Act; Qui tam action; 911 Service fees; Rule 12 dismissals; First-to-File Rule; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-608(b)(5); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-610; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1403(a); S.B. 99; S.B. 335; Retroactive application of legislation; Vested right; Inchoate right; Relator.

Denial of Rule 60(b) motion for relief from domestic violence protective order; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); requirement to show existence of meritorious defense

trial court's supported findings supported permanency planning and juvenile orders awarding guardianship to grandmother, the foster mother of her daughter's two sons

Involuntary commitment, danger to others, preservation, ineffective assistance of counsel.

Consent for Adoption; Biological Father; financial support under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-601

adjudication of incompetence; appointment for guardian; findings of fact; recitations of witness testimony; independent credibility assessment

Involuntary commitment;
Appellate review;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-3(11)(a)(1)-(II);
Standard of review;
Presumptions;
Burden of proof;

Termination of parental rights; ground for termination, dependent juvenile

Foreclosure; Appellate Rule Violations; Dismissal

Familial placement;
Termination of parental rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-903(a1);
Relative Priority;
Expired home study;

Law enforcement recordings;
N.C.G.S. § 132-1.4A;
Threshold showing of entitlement;
Restrictions;
Not public or personnel records;

Restoration of firearm rights; federal conviction; choice of law.

Indian Child Welfare Act; abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings; subject matter jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction; timeliness of notice of appeal; burden on appellant to provide record to establish jurisdiction