Whether a real estate developer has a duty to sequence development or conduct mass grading; whether a real estate developer has a duty to protect against the negligence of a third party.

Whether clear and convincing evidence supported the trial court's conclusion that respondent willfully abandoned the juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7) and whether the trial court failed to make findings of the likelihood of future neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) in concluding grounds existed to terminate parental rights.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by terminating respondent-father's parental rights despite Department of Social Service's failure to verify a motion in the cause seeking termination of a father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1104.

Appeal from orders terminating respondent's parental rights; whether respondent received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Whether the trial court erred when it certified a class based on a class certification motion filed after a summary judgment motion had been granted in plaintiff's favor.

Whether there is sufficient evidence of multiple assaults in the light most favorable to the State to submit the issue to the jury; whether there is sufficient evidence to establish that defendant used his hands, feet, or teeth as deadly weapons.

Whether the Georgia statutory rape statute under which defendant was previously convicted was substantially similar to North Carolina's statutory rape statute such that defendant's prior Georgia conviction could count as a higher penalty class for purposes of determining defendant's prior record level for sentencing.

Whether the trial court committed harmless error when it declined to give defendant's requested self-defense instruction.

Whether the trial court's order requiring defendant to submit to lifetime satellite-based monitoring once released from prison is constitutional when the determination as to whether the search effected by satellite-based monitoring is reasonable occurs decades before the search would likely take place.

Appeal based on a dissent seeking review of the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's award of final decision-making authority to defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's award of attorney's fees to defendant.

Easement; quiet title; cloud upon title; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License; FERC license; fee simple; contract; easement agreement; easement appurtenant; easement in gross; excessive use; Restatement of Property; third-party property rights; interlocutory appeal; summary judgment; scope of authority under easement; eminent domain; navigability; navigable waters; navigable-in-fact; riparian rights; public trust doctrine; artificial waters

Abuse, neglect, and dependency; sufficiency of findings; limitation of parental visitation; constitutionally protected status as parent; waiver of constitutional issue

Sale of property; competency; special proceeding pending; summary judgment for buyer; NCGS 32C-1-104- power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-105- execution of power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-106- validity of power of attorney.

career state employee, unacceptable personal conduct case, just cause

dismissal of career state employee with just cause, substantial evidence in the whole record supported administrative law judge's findings.

Rule 2, structural error, new trial

Structured Sentencing Act; aggravating factors; evidence supporting aggravating factors; aggravated sentence; discretion of trial court; plea agreement; prejudicial error

Jury instructions; constructive possession; possession of firearm by a felon; PFF; attempted first-degree murder; speedy trial; speedy appeal; Barker factors