Materialman's lien statute; whether a person who had no legal or equitable interest in real property when the services at issue were contracted for, but later purchased the property, can be an owner for purposes of section 44A-8

Summary ejectment action; counterclaim by defendant based on adverse possession; whether the trial court committed reversible error when it declined to instruct jurors that they could find that defendant possessed part, but not all, of the property at issue

Whether information given by an insurance investigator to police regarding a loss caused by arson should subject the insurer to liability for malicious prosecution and for an unfair and deceptive trade practice; extent of immunity provided to insurer under N.C.G.S. ? 58-79-40 and the Noerr-Pennington doctrine

Whether the trial court committed plain error by erroneously instructing the jury on an alternate theory to support a conviction for second-degree kidnapping when that theory was not supported by the evidence

Motion to suppress evidence of DWI; whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle

Whether an indictment charging defendant with delivery of marijuana under N.C.G.S. ? 90-95(a)(1) was fatally defective because it did not state the weight of the marijuana; ineffective assistance claim based on defense counsel's failure to request jury instructions, the omission of which was found not to constitute plain error

Appeal from trial court's order granting defendant's MAR following his convictions; whether trial court abused its discretion in determining that defendant met his burden to establish newly discovered evidence meriting a new trial.

Summary judgment; Torrens Act; adverse possession; motion to dismiss; contempt; sanctions

Class certification

Felony Firearms Act; Pardon

Adjudication and disposition; Indian Child Welfare Act

Termination of Parental Rights; Effect of Prior Appellate Opinion; Sufficiency of Evidentiary Support for Trial Court's Findings; Adequacy of Findings to Support a Determination of Neglect

Voluntary dismissal of a juvenile petition

Trial court subject matter jurisdiction to hear foreclosure action in light of possible prior action pending; trial court subject matter jurisdiction to consider equitable defenses in strict foreclosure action

Waiver of Notice for Permanency Plan Hearing; Sufficiency of Visitation Plan; Sufficiency of Findings

Adjudication and disposition; Visitation schedule

Municipal authority to enact legislation; statutory construction; issuance of preliminary injunction

Just and Equitable Tax Clause; Privilege License Tax; Electronic Sweepstakes

Sixth Amendment; Chemical Analysis Report; Notice