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Johnson v Schultz
Residential real estate sale; embezzlement of sale proceeds by closing attorney; allocation of risk of loss between buyer and seller
Meza v Division of Soc. Servs.
Non-qualified alien; Medicaid coverage for 'emergency medical condition;' standard for superior court's review of DSS final agency decision under N.C.G.S. Sec. 108A-79(k)
N.C. Ins. Ass'n v. Guilford Technical Cmty. Coll.
Whether sovereign immunity bars reimbursement to Guar. Ass�n under N.C.G.S. � 58-48-50(a1)(1)
State v Defoe
Whether trial court has authority to declare a case noncapital as a sanction when time limits for setting a Rule 24 pretrial hearing are not met; existence of prejudice to defendant
White v Thompson
Whether breach of fiduciary duty to a partnership was an unfair or deceptive trade practice under N.C.G.S. Sec. 75-1.1 entitling plaintiffs to treble damages
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 12, 2010
Baxter v Nicholson
Workers' Compensation; whether participating commissioner's service expired upon his successor being named but not yet sworn, such that split Industrial Commission's opinion and award would be void
In re S.C.H.
Whether clear, cogent, and convincing evidence supported termination of parental rights under N. C. G. S. § 7B-111(a); whether court abused its discretion in not specifically addressing the child-parent bond when determining the child's best interest under section 7B-1110
State v Bunch
Whether trial court's failure to properly instruct jury on felony murder was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt
State v. Giddens
Whether the trial court committed plain error in allowing testimony from a DSS investigator that DSS 'substantiated' allegations that defendant sexually abused his children
State v. Jacobs
First-degree murder (non-capital); whether defendant was prejudiced by the trial court's exclusion of evidence of the victim's prior convictions and reputation
Woods v. Mangum
Cross-motions for summary judgment; summary judgment for plaintiffs after trial court found no genuine issue of material fact that the parties reached a previous settlement agreement; whether summary judgment was proper when the parties disputed existence of that agreement at trial
Supreme Court Opinions Filed January 29, 2010
Bird v. Bird
Motion to terminate alimony; entry of summary judgment in plaintiff's favor; admissibility of affidavit submitted by defendant; sufficient of forecast of evidence of cohabitation
Copper v Denlinger
Suspended student's procedural due process claims against school board and superintendent
Gregory v. W. A. Brown & Sons
Workers' Compensation; notice of claim requirement under N.C.G.S. Sec. 97-22
Pardue v. Brinegar
Boundary dispute; whether the trial court erred in permitting a jury to determine the boundary's location
State v. Moore
Murder trial; whether defendant was entitled to a jury instruction on self-defense or defense of a family member
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 11, 2009
Edmunds v. Edmunds
Interpretation of premarital agreement and will; remainder interest in property; standing; joinder of parties