Reunification; Permanency Planning Order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2; Findings of Fact; Competent Evidence; Abuse of Discretion

involuntary commitment; trial court did not err by finding facts based on evidence admitted for a limited purpose; trial court's findings were supported by competent evidence and were sufficient to support its legal conclusions; trial court did not violate respondent's right to an impartial tribunal; respondent did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel

N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.5(b); trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over child support issue;

Personal Jurisdiction; Minimum Contacts; Rule 12(b)(2) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Choice of Law Provision; N.C. Gen Stat. § 53-190; Predatory Lending; Fundamental Public Policy.

no option contract; land installment contract; equitable title; trial court erred by declaring the Estate sole owner of the property;

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, contributory negligence, punitive damages, last clear chance

Government contract, withdrawl of bid, security deposit, summary judgment

Confession of judgment; breach of settlement agreement; fraud; misrepresentation

Superior court's order entered upon review of a quasi-judicial decision; mootness doctrine; competent, material, and substantial evidence; site plan and subdivision permits for charter school; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-307.1; ordinance requiring pedestrian connectivity to schools; street improvements; sidewalk improvements.

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; pending claims;

Personal Jurisdiction; Minimum Contacts; Rule 12(b)(2) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Choice of Law Provision; N.C. Gen Stat. § 53-190; Predatory Lending; Fundamental Public Policy.

Batson objection; peremptory strikes; discrimination

Objection to State closing argument, jury instruction on flight, identity of perpetrator, remand to correct clerical error

Defective indictment, armed to the terror of the public, public highway, lack of jurisdiction

Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Prior Convictions; Plain Error; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1 Rule 402; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1 Rule 404(b); Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief

habitual impaired driving; suppression; eyewitness testimony; due process, eyewitness identification reform act; sufficiency; jury instruction on flight

child custody; motion to modify custody; relocation; Ramirez-Barker v. Barker; findings of fact; conclusions of law

Rule 12(b)(3) motion; Venue; Forum Selection Provision; Personal Jurisdiction; Minimum Contacts; Rule 12(b)(2) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Choice of Law Provision; N.C. Gen Stat. § 53-190; Predatory Lending; Fundamental Public Policy.

Usury Law; NCCFA; UDTPA; Choice-of-Law, Choice-of-Venue, Personal Jurisdiction; Motion to Dismiss

N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts