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2,758 Appellate Court Opinions
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 20, 2026
Armistead v. County of Carteret
Whether the proposed class members in a class action against a county are ascertainable and whether the proposed class satisfies the predominance and superiority criteria.
Byrd v. Avco Corp.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendants' appeal from the trial court's interlocutory order denying defendants' motion to reconsider.
In re N.M.W. and A.N.D.
Whether a trial court's permanency planning order included sufficient findings of fact to satisfy statutory criteria.
Jay v. Jay
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order issuing a domestic violence protective order.
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP v. Muntjan
Whether defendant's emails satisfy the statute of frauds as a note or memorandum of defendant's oral guaranty.
State v. Perry
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
State v. Thomas
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the general prohibition on harsher resentencing in N.C.G.S. 15A-1335 did not apply to a case where the initial sentence had violated the mandatory sentencing framework.
Talley v. Earth Fare 2020, Inc.
Whether the Business Court erred in denying parties' cross motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict on plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Wage and Hour Act.
Wardson Constr., Inc. v. City of Raleigh
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by certifying a class of home builders seeking a refund of certain Capital Facilities Fees.
Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs' UDTPA claim based on a one-year contractual limitation period.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 12, 2025
Cottle v. Mankin
Whether plaintiffs' negligent retention claim falls within the scope of a medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. 90-21.11 and therefore is barred by the statute of repose.
Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham
Whether the City's notice of violation provided sufficient notice of alleged violations of its unified development ordinance.
Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex
Whether individualized fact issues such as the fair market value of property preclude class certification on predominance grounds.
Gvest Real Est., LLC v. JS Real Est. Invs., LLC
Whether the Business Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on a declaratory judgment claim and breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims.
Haythe v. Haythe
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order and remanding for additional findings regarding the calculation of the alimony award and attorney fees.
Howard v. MAXISIQ
Whether two defendants (a natural person and an LLC) have sufficient minimum contacts with North Carolina to confer personal jurisdiction over them.
In re A.D.H.
Whether the trial court is collaterally estopped from adjudicating allegations of sexual abuse alleged in a juvenile petition, where some of those allegations were resolved in a child custody order and recited in an interference petition order.
In re Godfrey
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent had ratified the loan documents encumbering her real property, thereby authorizing petitioner to foreclose under N.C.G.S. 45-21.16.