Direct action against insurer; creditor as third-party beneficiary; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; unfair or deceptive trade practices; bad faith claims settlement; plead fraud with particularity, NC Rule of Civil Proc. 9(b); civil conspiracy.

Contracts, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; no waiver of governmental immunity by purchase of excess liability insurance; Rule 12(b)(6) standard; procedural due process claim

Appeal from denial of Rule 60(b)(4), Rule 60(b)(6) motion; settlement; confession of judgment

Failure to state exceptions in petition for judicial review of local school board decision; failure to personally serve the Board with petition for judicial review; applicability of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-46 to appeal of local school board decisions

Attorneys' fees; child custody and support order; criminal contempt; whether defendant acted in good faith in defending motions

Child Custody; Substantial Change of Circumstances

12(b)(6) and (7); summary judgment; consumer credit sale; breach of contact; NCGS § 25A-25

Divorce; Classification of assets; Marital debt; Post-separation payments; Divisible property

Rule 12(b)(6); motion to dismiss; statute of limitations; standing; breach of fiduciary duty; constructive fraud

Reasonable grounds to ask defendant to submit to blood alcohol test

Neglected juvenile, Finding of neglect, visitation rights, Permanency planning, Reunification

Involuntary commitment; danger to self; sufficiency of fact findings

Abuse, Neglect, Dependency; Insufficient findings of fact; Resolution of conflicting evidence

Foreclosure, Default, Pre-foreclosure Notice

Parental Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Wilful Abandonment, Findings of Fact in Terminating Parental Rights

N.C. Gen. Stat. 48-3-605; Revocation of consent