Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing and remanding the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission approving plaintiff's workers' compensation claim.

Whether there was competent evidence upon which the trial court could conclude that defendant had committed additional criminal offenses in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation.

Whether fentanyl qualifies as an opiate under the statute in effect at the time of the offense is a legal question of statutory interpretation.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because the indictment was fatally defective.

motion to dismiss; 12(b)(6); failure to state a claim; breach of contract; oral contract; fraud in the inducement; unfair and deceptive trade practices; negligent misrepresentation; attorney?s fees.

alienation of affection, criminal conversation, summary judgment

boundary dispute, adverse possession, summary judgment, processioning

Law of the Case, Multiple Appeals, Money Judgment

expulsion; interlocutory appeal; PWC

Workers' compensation; Parsons presumption; Industrial Commission opinion and award

Termination of Parental Rights; Appropriate, Appropriate Childcare Arrangements; NC Gen Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(6); incarcerated parent; pending criminal charges against parent

Abuse; Neglect; Unfitness; Acting inconsistent with constitutionally protected status; Domestic violence; N.C.Gen. Stat. Sec. 75-906.1(j); Impermissible delegation of judicial requirement to establish minimum outline of visitation; Guardianship; Legal significance of guardianship.

findings of fact supported termination of parental rights; neglect

Adjudication of abuse and neglect; cessation of reunification efforts at initial disposition; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-901(c)(1)(f); insufficient findings.

visitation, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-905.1, abuse, neglect, dependency

North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure; nonjurisdictional requirements; party?s noncompliance; substantial failure; gross violation

insufficient findings of fact; findings did not support conclusion that parental rights were subject to termination for either neglect or failure to legitimate

No Merit Brief; N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e); 7B-1111(a)(1); 7B-1111(a)(2)

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a); neglect and dependency

Permanency planning order; findings that parents are unfit or acted inconsistent with their constitutionally protected parental rights; legal guardianship; insufficient findings regarding the circumstances of juvenile?s injury and parents? culpability.