trial court did not err in granting defendant summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff's complaint in part

process defect; service of process defect; summons; complaint; amended complaint; relation back; alias & pluries summons; discontinued action; statute of limitations; motion to dismiss.

order modifying child custody to award primary physical custody to the father; substantial evidence; findings support conclusions; effect of changed circumstances on children's welfare self-evident; no abuse of discretion in best interest determination

Summary judgment, real party in interest, verification, statute of limitations.

Representation of children, statute of limitations, notice pleading.

Notice of hearing, calculation of income, child support

attorney-client relationship; contract interpretation; unambiguous provision; condition precedent; Rule 11 sanctions; due process; calculation of sanctions award; judicial bias; appellate waiver

indecent liberties with a minor; expert testimony; expert opinion as to defendant's guilt; expert testimony without proper foundation

Hearsay, testimonial statements, confrontation clause.

sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; larceny; habitual larceny; felony habitual larceny; plea bargain; petition for writ of certiorari

Motion for continuance, expert qualifications, and visual identification of a controlled substance.

first-degree sex offense; first-degree statutory sex offense; indecent liberties; sexual act; penetration; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; general objection; specificity requirement; apparent from context; preservation; expert testimony; Rule 702; speculation; relevance

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Habitual Felon; issue preservation; unpreserved constitutional error; plain error.

Resentencing after remand; compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1335; changes to consolidation of convictions

Batson three-step process, clearly erroneous standard

Civil Contempt; Criminal Contempt; Child Custody; Attorney's Fees

Industrial Commission, The Workers' Compensation Act, workplace death benefits, acknowledged illegitimate child, substantially dependent child

Lease provision; summary judgment; subject matter jurisdiction.

trial court properly dismissed claims for intentional infliction of emotion distress and negligent infliction of emotion distress where alleged conduct was not sufficiently outrageous and no specific injury was alleged to have resulted from the alleged conduct