Whether, under Delaware law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing applies to plaintiffs' breach of contract claim. Whether the trial court erred in its holding regarding defendants' motion for summary judgment regarding breach of contract, misrepresentations within a letter of intent, misrepresentations regarding contract amendment, and the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Whether the trial court erred in its holdings on 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss regarding claims of fraud by omission, promissory fraud, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and negligent misrepresentation. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a party's request for leave to file a second amended complaint. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in a discovery order ruling under Business Court Rule 10.9. Whether claims alleging negligent misrepresentation must rise to the heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Rule 60(b); standing; default judgment

municipal ordinance; zoning districts; land use; buffers; de novo; statutory interpretation

declaratory judgment; N.C.G.S. 100-2.1; protection of monuments, memorials, and works of art; Open Meetings Law; summary judgment; standing; mootness

Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.1, willful abandonment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(7)

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (4), (6), and (7); alternative childcare arrangement

Nonjurisdictional Appellate Rules Violation; Rule 28(b)(6); Dismissal

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111; Parental rights; Neglect; Termination of parental rights; Willful failure to make reasonable progress; Domestic violence; Substance abuse; Case plan; Discretion of trial court; drug screens.

Termination of Parental Rights; Failure to Make Reasonable Progress; Deportation of Parent

termination of parental rights without prior adjudication; neglect; dependency

Court's inherent authority to discipline attorneys; Notice

involuntary commitment, dangerousness to self, impartial tribunal

Termination of Parental Rights; ICWA; ICWA Notice Requirements; ICWA Reason To Know; Indian Child

Guardianship;
Visitation;
Kinship placement;
Required Findings;

3.1; Termination of parental rights; neglect; dependency; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(3)

termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); willful failure to correct the conditions that led to the removal of the juvenile; lack of reasonable progress; best interest of the juvenile; N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a); absence of an adoptive placement for a juvenile at the time of a termination hearing; required findings supported by competent evidence

termination of parental rights; neglect; willful abandonment; sufficiency of pleadings

Contract; Contract interpretation; Conditional language; Descriptive language; Summary judgment; Jury instruction; Issue preservation; N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(2)

motion to change venue as a matter of right; motion for leave to amend complaint

Summary judgment; Arbitration; Interlocutory; Collateral estoppel; Issue preclusion; Fraud; Negligent misrepresentation; UDTPA; Realtor; Contractor; Duty to disclose.