Plea agreement; Plea arrangement; Withdrawn plea; Withdrawal; Alford plea; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 15A-1024; Plea Bargain; Consideration; Inducement; Constitutional right; Benefit of the bargain; Sentencing.

Zoning; digital billboards; interpretation that harmonizes conflicting provisions; ambiguous language in zoning ordinances construed in favor of free use of real property

Defamation; motion for judgment on the pleadings, N.C. Gen. Stat. 1A-1, Rule 12(c); motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, N.C. Gen. Stat. 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6); qualified privilege defense; fair report privilege defense

child support; monthly gross income; ordinary and necessary business expenses

Rule 12(b)(6); Insurance Coverage; Covid-19

Partial Summary Judgment; Interlocutory Appeal; Homeowners Association Declaration; Contract Interpretation; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

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

findings of fact were supported by competent evidence and conclusions of law supported trial court's adjudication of juvenile as neglected

N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e); no-merit briefs; termination of parental rights

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.