Workers' compensation insurance policy; whether N.C. Ins. Guar. Ass'n must pay 10% increase in compensation awarded under N.C.G.S. § 97-12; if so whether employer must reimburse

Manufactured housing; alleged unfair or deceptive trade practices, non-buyer's standing to bring UDTP claim

Whether appeal related to civil no-contact order is moot once the order expires; interpretation of N.C.G.S. § 5CC-1(6)

Work-related injury; concurrent claims before Industrial Commission in civil court; interlocutory appeal from trial court's denial of summary judgment to L.L.C. that was sole member-manager of injured worker's employer

Ajudication and dispositional order finding abuse under N. C. G. S. Section 7B-101(1); whether trial court erred by stating which parties abused the child instead of simply stating that the child met the statutory definitions of an abused juvenile.

N. C. G. G Section 7B-1104(5); whether failure to attach copy of custody order to petition to terminate parental rights deprived trial court of subject matter jurisdiction.

Eminent domain; valuation of a new utility easement located within an existing easement.#+#

Statutory inpterpretation; scope of review of final agency decision under N. C. G. S. Section 150B-51(c).

Whether second-degree kidnapping charge should be dismissed when defendant is charged and convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions for perjury and making false statements in his affidavit of indigency.

Constitutionality of county noise ordinance

First-degree murder (non-capital); whether a defendant who establishes that he was unable to tell right from wrong when he committed the crime is entitled to a jury instsruction on the lesser-included offense of second degree murder.

Defendant's Blakely-complaint admission that he was on pretrial release at the time of the offenses allowed trial court to impose aggravated sentences; sufficient evidence existed to support defendant's conviction for discharging a weapon into occupied property; no entitlement to new sentencing hearing.

First-degree burglary; variance between underlying felony specified in indictment and felony described in jury instructions; prejudicial effect.

First-degree murder (capital/death)

First-degree murder; non-capital; evidence of prior similar act under Rule 404(b); whether or admission of evidence seized under invalid search warrant was harmless error; prosecutor's improper remarks in closing re. credibility of State's witnesses.

Appeal dismissal for failure to notice of appeal to comply with N.C. R. App. P. 3(a)

Whether de novo appeals of small claim actions to district court must comply with N.C. R. Civ. P. 8(c)