reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; N.C.R. Evid. 403; horizontal gaze nystagmus testing

defamation per se; NCR Civ P 12(b)(6) dismissal

Defamation and libel; defamation as negligence; absolute privilege; immunity from suit; motion to dismiss; quasi-judicial.

child custody order re: relocation of children w/parent to another state - factors & adequacy of findings; NCGS 50 13.2(a); best interest of child

Claims for (1) negligence, (2)negligent misrepresentation, (3) breach of fiduciary duty, (4) unfair and deceptive trade practices within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. 75-1.1, (5) breach of contract, (6) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (7) fraud and fraud in the inducement, (8) fraud by concealment, (9) personal liability in connection with the sale and purchase of a home. Summary judgment.

Default on promissory note; provision to contract for new note on unspecified terms in event of default set aside as void and severable; summary judgment affirmed

Facial challenge, three judge panel, N.C.G.S. 1-267.1, N.C.G.S. 1-81.1, N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 42(b)(4)

Spousal Year's Allowance; Deficiency Judgment; Estate Administration; Family Settlement Agreements

wrongful death; sufficiency of allegations in complaint; identification of individual and official capacity in caption; sovereign immunity; caption in complaint sufficiently identified individuals in individual and official capacity to survive motions to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), and 12(b)(6) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure

Interlocutory; Collateral estoppel; Equitable distribution

obstruction of justice, N.C.G.S. 14-3(b), denial of access

Jury Instructions; Self-defense

Criminal Conviction, Civil Judgment, Attorney?s Fees, Jurisdiction, Record on Appeal, N.C. R. App. P. 3(a), Certiorari, N.C. R. App. P. 9, Amending Record on Appeal

DWI-insufficient evidence of impairment - NCGS 20-138.1(a)(1); second-degree murder re: reckless driving non-DWI; NCGS 20-146(d)(1) failure to maintain lane control

expunctions or expungement; eligibility for expunction of offense involving impaired driving

Jury instruction on entrapment not warranted where defendant failed to show lack of predisposition to commit crimes charged; error to enter civil judgment for attorney's fees without providing defendant opportunity to be heard thereupon

Appeal from an order and opinion of the Business Court concluding that insurers can depreciate labor costs when calculating actual cash value.

Appeal from Business Court orders denying plaintiffs' motion for entry of default judgment; whether defendant's contacts with North Carolina were sufficient to support a determination that personal jurisdiction existed.