reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; N.C.R. Evid. 403; horizontal gaze nystagmus testing

defamation per se; NCR Civ P 12(b)(6) dismissal

Defamation and libel; defamation as negligence; absolute privilege; immunity from suit; motion to dismiss; quasi-judicial.

child custody order re: relocation of children w/parent to another state - factors & adequacy of findings; NCGS 50 13.2(a); best interest of child

Medical malpractice, proximate cause, expert testimony

Medical Malpractice; Motion for Summary Judgment; Expert Witness; Familiarity With Experience and Training

interlocutory appeal; jurisdiction

Claims for (1) negligence, (2)negligent misrepresentation, (3) breach of fiduciary duty, (4) unfair and deceptive trade practices within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. 75-1.1, (5) breach of contract, (6) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (7) fraud and fraud in the inducement, (8) fraud by concealment, (9) personal liability in connection with the sale and purchase of a home. Summary judgment.

Workers' compensation, accident, duty to consider all evidence

Summary Judgment; Verified Pleadings; Affidavits; Admissions

Default on promissory note; provision to contract for new note on unspecified terms in event of default set aside as void and severable; summary judgment affirmed

Facial challenge, three judge panel, N.C.G.S. 1-267.1, N.C.G.S. 1-81.1, N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 42(b)(4)

Subject matter jurisdiction, child custody, permanency planning

Spousal Year's Allowance; Deficiency Judgment; Estate Administration; Family Settlement Agreements

personal jurisdiction; consent to jurisdiction; dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure

wrongful death; sufficiency of allegations in complaint; identification of individual and official capacity in caption; sovereign immunity; caption in complaint sufficiently identified individuals in individual and official capacity to survive motions to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), and 12(b)(6) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure

Interlocutory; Collateral estoppel; Equitable distribution

School board immunity, interlocutory appeal, immunity waiver.