Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA22-296 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Brewer v. Rent-A-Ctr.

Compensable injury; Parsons presumption; Competent evidence; Credibility; Weigh evidence; Form 63; Industrial commission; Burden of proof; Burden of production; Expert evidence; Expert testimony; Speculation.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-765 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Brown v. Brown

equitable distribution; marital property; military pension; bankruptcy discharge; N.C.G.S. 50-19.1

, Court of Appeals , COA22-461 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Chahdi v. Mack

Doctrine of sudden emergency; negligence; brake failure; static conditions; jury instructions; immediate action to avoid injury; prejudicial error; prudent man standard; substantial evidence; N.C. R. App. P. Rule 3(d) appellate review; unpreserved; interlocutory Order; final Judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA22-396 (Judge April Wood) , Published
In re: K.C.

Non-offending parent; Initial removal of child from custody of parent; Parent's paramount constitutional right to custody; Disposition hearing; Socioeconomic factors.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-483 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: N.D.M.

termination of parental rights; ICWA; active efforts;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-862 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Marlow v. TCS Designs, Inc.

interlocutory, substantial right, motion to dismiss, exclusivity provision, Workers' Compensation Act, arising out of employment, motion to stay, Fifth Amendment privilege

, Court of Appeals , COA20-533 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Pugh v. Howard

Confederate monuments; Rule 12(b)(1); Rule 12(b)(6); standing

, Court of Appeals , COA22-572 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Cannon

Motion to suppress; Warrantless blood draw; Exigent circumstances; Motion to dismiss; Totality of the circumstances; Appreciable impairment; Aggravated felony serious injury by vehicle; Impaired driving; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141.4; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-138.1.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-659 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Chisholm

felonious speeding to elude arrest; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; reasonable opportunity to observe speed.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-477 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Lamb

motion to suppress; scope of cross-examination; waiver; invited error

, Court of Appeals , COA22-447 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Torres v. City of Raleigh

Governmental immunity, personal jurisdiction, four procedural postures, full evidentiary hearing, proprietary or governmental mission or purpose of employee, mission or purpose determined by duty assigned

, Court of Appeals , COA22-448 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Welch v. Welch

A motion for a DRO after entry of a distribution award is not barred by the statute of limitations on actions upon judgments; Domestic relations order; Qualified domestic relations order; IRA; ERISA; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20.1; Equitable distribution order; Statute of Limitations; Post-judgment order.

, Supreme Court , 331PA21 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Cmty. Success Initiative v. Moore

Whether the trial court erred in holding that N.C.G.S. 13-1, the statute providing for the restoration of voting rights to eligible felons, violates the Equal Protection Clause, the Property Qualifications Clause, and the Free Elections Clause of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 398PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Kiser

Whether an easement granting Duke Energy an interest in Lake Norman vested Duke Energy with the right to permit third-party homeowners to build structures over and into the submerged easement property and use the waters for recreational purposes.

, Supreme Court , 90A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Galloway v. Snell

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that a settlement agreement was ambiguous and by reversing the trial court's summary judgment order.

, Supreme Court , 413PA21-2 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Harper v. Hall

On petition for rehearing, whether the three-judge panel properly applied this Court's standards from Harper I in assessing the General Assembly's remedial redistricting plans and, more fundamentally, whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable under the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 342PA19-3 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
Holmes v. Moore

Whether S.B. 824, a law implementing the peoples' choice to amend the North Carolina Constitution by requiring in-person voters to present photographic identification, violates Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 292A22 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
In re H.B.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support termination of parental rights.

, Supreme Court , 274A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re R.A.F.

Termination of parental rights; whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating and remanding for a new termination hearing when the trial court had dismissed provisional counsel in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1108.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a)(1).