Industrial Commission, The Workers' Compensation Act, workplace death benefits, acknowledged illegitimate child, substantially dependent child

Attorney-client privilege, interstate subpoena, subject matter jurisdiction.

Lease provision; summary judgment; subject matter jurisdiction.

trial court properly dismissed claims for intentional infliction of emotion distress and negligent infliction of emotion distress where alleged conduct was not sufficiently outrageous and no specific injury was alleged to have resulted from the alleged conduct

interlocutory appeal, tort claim church and clergy

equitable distribution; alimony; postseparation support

Post separation support;
Child support;
Interlocutory appeal;
Contempt;
Purging condition;
Competent evidence to support findings;

Statute of Repose; Negligence; Punitive Damages

summary judgment, Rule 56(e), just cause, unacceptable personal conduct

Contribution and indemnity claims against school board in bus negligence case; limited waiver of governmental immunity; Tort Claims Act; Rule 14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1B-1(h); statutes strictly construed against waiver of governmental immunity

incompetent spouse; powers of general guardian; equitable distribution claim; legal separation; subjective intent; statutory interpretation; motion to dismiss; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sections 50-20, 50-22, 35A-1202, 35A-1241, 35A-1251

summary judgment; derivative claims; fiduciary duty of officer to corporation; fiduciary duty of majority shareholders to minority shareholder; tradename infringement; conversion; unjust enrichment; unfair and deceptive trade practices; civil conspiracy

release attached as exhibit to plaintiff's complaint demonstrated an affirmative defense precluded success on plaintiff's claims in condemnation action

North Carolina False Claims Act; Qui tam action; 911 Service fees; Rule 12 dismissals; First-to-File Rule; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-608(b)(5); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-610; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1403(a); S.B. 99; S.B. 335; Retroactive application of legislation; Vested right; Inchoate right; Relator.

Denial of Rule 60(b) motion for relief from domestic violence protective order; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); requirement to show existence of meritorious defense

trial court's supported findings supported permanency planning and juvenile orders awarding guardianship to grandmother, the foster mother of her daughter's two sons

Involuntary commitment, danger to others, preservation, ineffective assistance of counsel.

Consent for Adoption; Biological Father; financial support under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 48-3-601