probation violation; actual and constructive possession; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief

interlocutory appeal; substantial right; personal jurisdiction

Statute of Limitations; Sealed Instrument; Reformation of Deed

Rezoning decision, notice of public input session; failure to follow uniform

Summary judgment, gambling, video machines, chance versus skill, subterfuge

Medical malpractice/wrongful death; directed verdict; fraudulent concealment; active fraud; constructive fraud; Watts v. Cumberland Cty. Hosp. Sys.

insurance policy cancellations; statutory interpretation

attorneys' fees; statutory authority

Termination of parental rights; parent's right to effective assistance of counsel; termination on ground of willful abandonment

Termination of parental rights; jurisdiction; UCCJEA; Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act.

Termination of parental rights; appeal from dispositional order challenges to findings of fact; best interests determination

Involuntary commitment; NCGS 122C-266; failure to object, N.C. R. App. 10(a)(1); suspend the rules, N.C. R. App. P. 2.

Termination of parental rights; motion to continue; best interests determination; NCGS 7B-1110.

parental rights; termination; neglect; social services; custody; best interest of the child

termination of parental rights; abandonment; neglect

termination of parental rights; competency; appointment of a guardian ad litem

Termination of parental rights, change in permanency plan, consideration of relevant factors, right of review for no-merit briefs

Discrimination on the basis of sex; burden-shifting framework; veteran's preference

interlocutory appeal; substantial right; res judicata

Breach of contract; Session Law 2013-186; Termination of contract with State; Contract Clause; Takings Clause; Bill of Attainder; Implied covenant of quiet enjoyment; Failure to obtain proper service does not toll statute of limitations after voluntary dismissal.