Workers compensation; wage loss causation by injury; burden of proof

Substantial change in circumstances; parent move; information that antedates prior custody order.

trusts and estates; North Carolina Uniform Trust Code; trial court did not err in dismissing claims for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, and civil conspiracy against trustees as individuals because breach of fiduciary duty claim stated time-barred claim challenging the validity of trust, claim for breach of trust against defendants as trustees did not state individual capacity claim, complaint failed to allege special circumstances creating fiduciary relationship as a matter of fact between beneficiary and trustees, and claim for civil conspiracy against trustees as individuals did not state an independent basis of liability; claims for breach of trust against trustees and claims for constructive fraud and civil conspiracy against trustees in their capacity as trustees were legally sufficient and trial court erred in dismissing them

trial court did not err in entering no-contact order where unchallenged findings of fact supported conclusion that defendant harassed plaintiff, thereby engaging in unlawful conduct

neglected juvenile; adjudication; findings of fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(15)

Attorney discipline; trial court's inherent authority; judicial recusal; suspension as a disciplinary sanction; affirmed.

fact finding, termination of parental rights, trial court, termination, juvenile, trial court's finding, parental rights, willfully, conclusions of law, custody agreement

TPR; § 7B-1108(b); failure to legitimate; abandonment

Neglected Juvenile, Adjudication, Disposition Order, Visitation Costs, DSS Case Plan, Delegation, District Court, Best Interest of the Child

termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e)

Termination of parental rights; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; dependency; lack of proper care or supervision; lack of appropriate alternative child care arrangement; affirmed.

independent review revealed no error in trial court's termination of parental rights in case where counsel filed a no-merit brief under appellate rule 3.1(e)

findings supported that DSS made reasonable efforts at preventing placement; findings supported that visitation was not in the juveniles' best interest; trial court erred in failing to inform parent of right to a review of visitation plan

sex offender registration; reportable convictions; whether two offenses are substantially similar; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14 208.6(4)(b)

interlocutory appeal; motion to dismiss appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; facial or as-applied challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement

work-related injury; medical treatment; opioid dependance; Industrial Commission Rule 701; Form 44

artificial insemination; breach of contract; findings of fact; conclusions of law

denial of motion for summary judgment; common law negligence; professional malpractice; immunity from suit

Workers compensation; degenerative conditions; expert testimony; cross-appeal

Standing, rezoning, MPD-CZ, special damages, property