Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a prevailing party in a disciplinary proceeding by a licensing board cannot recover attorney's fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. 6-19.1.

Negligence; notice of hearing; motion in limine; summary judgment; 10-day notice

NCGS 105-283 true value, ad valorem property tax valuation, depreciation; NCGS 105-290(d2), NCGS 84-2.1, practice of law, scrivener?s exception to practice of law

summary judgment; ratification; negligent supervision and retention; expert testimony

Personal jurisdiction; due process; minimum contacts; telephone calls to the forum state

Equitable Distribution; Life Insurance Proceeds; Marital and Separate Properties

Battery, Motion for Directed Verdict, Motion to Dismiss, Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, Motion for New Trial, Punitive Damages, Jury Instruction

Wastewater; Swamp Waters; Biological Integrity Standard; Water Quality

Carrying a concealed weapon; possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of weapon on educational property; habitual felon; motion to suppress; failure to preserve; failure to move to strike testimony; ineffective assistance of counsel.

evidence of possession
methamphetamine

Sentencing - N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 90-95(a)-(b); conviction for sale or delivery of cocaine

plea bargains; recission of plea bargain based on incorrect prior record level determination

caretaker of elder adult; domestic setting; caretaker neglect; failure to provide care

insufficient evidence that vehicle was kept or maintained under N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-108(a)(7); insufficient evidence of keeping or selling controlled substances under N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-108(a)(7);

UCCJEA; subject-matter jurisdiction

local government; utility regulation; prospective use charges for water and sewer services in excess of statutory authority

Ecclesiastical Entanglement Doctrine; Defamation; First Amendment

amending declaration; developer; reasonableness; summary judgment