Discovery Violations; Rule 37 Sanctions

Interlocutory appeal; order granting motion to change venue for convenience of witnesses and to promote ends of justice; sufficiency of statement of grounds for appellate review; substantial right

industrial commission, burden of proof, causal connection

Child Support, substantial change of circumstances, stipulation, past-due support

trial court's conclusions supported its determination that father have sole decision-making authority for educational needs of child but inconsistencies in the court's order that father pay for the child's education and inclusion of the expense in the child support award required remand

N.C. Gen. Stat. 50C no-contact order, written findings of fact required

trial court's findings were supported by competent evidence, and findings in turn supported court's adjudication of neglect and appointment of paternal grandparents as juvenile's guardian

Termination of parental rights; neglect; sufficiency of findings to show likelihood of repetition of neglect; best interests determination; adequacy of findings on N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1110 criteria

Juvenile delinquency, findings of fact, § 7B-2512, and § 7B-2501

abuse of discretion; Rule 611(a)

termination of parental rights, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, dependent juvenile

remand was required where trial court failed to conduct the statutorily required inquiry for a respondent in an involuntary commitment proceeding who chose to proceed pro se; court was required to inquire into the respondent's age, mental condition, education, and the extent to which the respondent understood the complexity of the case

Summary Judgment; Undue Influence; Testamentary Capacity

juvenile delinquent; N.C.G.S. 7B-2602; oral notice of appeal; N.C.G.S. 7B-2501(c); required findings of fact

Negligence; contributory negligence; last clear chance; closing argument.

implied contract, summary judgment, attorneys fees

implied contract, summary judgment, attorneys fees

Anders review; N.C.R. App. P. 4; petition for writ of certiorari denied

stop of defendant was supported by reasonable suspicion; question by officer about presence of firearms was not outside scope of lawful mission of stop for suspected impaired driving; stop was not unlawfully extended at the time defendant volunteered that his vehicle contained marijuana; and under the totality of the circumstances, probable cause supported search of defendant's vehicle

change of offense date in indictment in child sex abuse case did not amount to a substantial alteration of the offense charge; trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion for mistrial; child victim's testimony was not inherently incredible; judgments entered by the trial court were not inconsistent with judgment rendered at sentencing