Rule 12(b)(6); Rule 56; convert; matters outside the pleadings

Deficient notice of appeal, dismissed

Authority and roles of Attorney General; private settlement agreements; State treasury; authority over funds by executive officers; deposit and holding of State funds; NCGS 147-76.

mutual asset required for formation of valid contract; absence of acceptance in conformity with terms of offer negated mutual assent required for valid contract

Denial of worker's compensation benefits claim, North Carolina Industrial Commission, injury by accident, findings of fact justify conclusions of law

Child Custody; Permanent Plan; Reunification; Findings of Fact; Visitation.

adjudication of neglect, visitation

Child Custody; Visitation

Adjudication and disposition hearing; parental rights; care, custody and control; corporeal punishment; abuse and neglect; hearsay; lack of witness; other siblings neglected; denial of visitation and contact.

Permanency planning hearing; legal and physical custody; compliance with case plan; suspending visitation and contact.

findings required to cease reunification efforts in a juvenile proceeding, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-911, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2

Adjudication of dependency; Adequacy of findings of fact; Notice of Appeal; Post-Petition evidence of paternity

Negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; Ordinary common law negligence; Election of theory of the action; Jury instructions

motion to compel depositions; Rule 30; protective order; summary judgment

judgment notwithstanding the verdict; reformation of deed; mutual mistake; negligence; motion in limine; exclusion of evidence

equitable distribution, account, passive increase, contempt order, civil contempt, purge, purge condition, sanctions, frivolous filings, attorneys? fees

Appeal from Department of Commerce Decisions under Chapter 96; Independent Contractor Status

interlocutory jurisdiction; change of venue

summary judgment, tortious interference with contract, employment, termination, doctor

permanent custody, visitation, required findings, fit and proper person