Appeal from order and opinion of N.C. Business Court granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference with contractual relations, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.

Equitable Distribution, Separate Property, Stipulations

Expired lease agreement; year-to-year tenancy created by operation of law; right of first refusal not applicable term of tenancy

civil contempt, burden of proof to show cause

Eminent domain, Section 108 hearings, notice of motions, substantial right, trial court jurisdiction following an appeal

Summary Judgment; Contributory Negligence; Premises Liability

disposition, custody, best interest of a child

NCGS 7B-320; Responsible Individuals List; late notice; prejudice; dismissal of criminal charges

Small claims court, jurisdiction, amount in controversy, compulsory counterclaims, appeal to district court

plain language; contract

Motion to dismiss, interlocutory appeal; Rule 12(b)(2), public official immunity

Summary judgment; negligence-premises liability; denial of motion to strike; Legionnaires' disease; Vacation Rental Act, NCGS 42A-1, et seq.; waiver of arguments; proximate cause.

Office of Administrative Hearings; substantial prejudice; certificate of need; department of health and human services; standard of review; comparative analysis; MRI; agency; criteria; conforming; deference

First-degree murder; defense of habitation, NCGS 14-51.2; self-defense; improper injection of race; prosecutor's closing argument; new trial; jury instructions; NC Pattern Instruction Crim.- 308.80 - Curtilage.

corpus delicti; foreign birth certificate; authentication; hearsay; satellite-based monitoring; unpreserved Fourth Amendment challenge

Trial Calendar in Criminal Cases; Request for Continuance; Harmless Error; Request to Present Rebuttal Witness

First-degree kidnapping with firearm enhancement; motion to dismiss; release in a safe place, escape.

Counsel's Admission of Client's Guilt; Habitual Misdemeanor Assault on a Female; State v. Harbison; Closing Argument; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief

waiver of counsel, forfeiture of counsel