summary judgment; negotiable instruments; ratification

Whether a statute which created a private right of action confers standing to sue for that statutory 'injury.'

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (4), (6); neglect; willful failure to pay child support; dependency.

Trial court did not err by permitting respondent's guardian ad litem, an attorney, to assist respondent's appointed attorney at trial by conducting some examinations and performing similar acts.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining termination was in the juvenile's best interests.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit review.

Termination of parental rights; neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); probability of future neglect; sufficiency of findings.

school board immunity; immunity waiver; insurance contract interpretation

Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c); fraud; quantum meruit; quasi contract; express agreement; Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b); judgment on the pleadings.

Permanency planning hearing; judge who presided over hearing must sign order; conceded error

Juvenile proceeding; abuse and neglect; challenge to review order

juvenile disposition order, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2502(c)

Equitable adoption

Post-conviction DNA testing; Anders review

Substantially similar offenses; Attorney's fees

Expert testimony; plain error; conceded error at sentencing

Habitual misdemeanor larceny; guilty plea; sentence in presumptive range; Anders brief.