Workers' Compensation Act; whether, after her employer admitted medical compensability for certain injuries via a Form 60, an employee met her burden to show causation for other medical conditions arising from the same accident but for which the employer did not admit liability; whether the Industrial Commission's erroneous application of the 'Parsons presumption' requires the award of benefits to be set aside and remanded to the Commission.

Appeal from defendant's conviction for driving while impaired; whether the trial court committed reversible error by instructing the jury on the basis of a legal theory lacking evidentiary support.

Appeal from defendant's convictions for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and attaining habitual felon status; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by instructing the jury concerning the doctrine of constructive possession.

Appeal from convictions for trafficking in opium; claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; whether N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1) precludes appellate review of alleged sentencing errors to which defense counsel did not object at trial; whether defendant's sentences were an abuse of discretion and violate the Eighth Amendment.

Appeal from convictions for attempted first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder of the same victim; whether the trial court erred in (1) denying defendant's motion to dismiss the attempt charge for insufficient evidence and (2) not arresting judgment on the solicitation conviction on double jeopardy grounds.

Appeal from trial court's discretionary ruling under N.C.G.S. 1-83(2) changing venue in a child custody action; whether the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing plaintiff-mother's interlocutory appeal from the trial court's order.

General contractor?s license, interlocutory, substantial right, value of single project, defining construction or improvement

Trial court order adopting a compulsory referee's report; sufficiency of trial court's review of referee's findings under Rule 52(g)(2); recommendation of Rule 60(b)(6) relief from prior order; remand for entry of proper judgment on referee's adopted report

Permanency planning order; Permanent plan

termination of parental rights; neglect

Termination of parental rights; Best interests determination; No contact; Bond between juvenile and parent, NCGS 7B-1110(a); Abuse of discretion standard of review.

Termination of parental rights; grounds set forth in petition; failure to legitimate; findings of fact.

Permanency planning order; Sufficiency of the evidence; Cessation of reunification

permanency planning order; custody; jurisdiction over juvenile proceedings; visitation

Pet Adoption; Summary Judgment

Malpractice

Homeowner?s associations, condominiums, notice pleading, common ownership, punitive damages, attorney?s fees

personal jurisdiction; out-of-state resident; corporate investor

equitable distribution; classification and valuation; tax consequences

medical malpractice; administrative negligence; statute of limitations; directed verdict/JNOV; pain and suffering; contributory negligence