joint venture; summary judgment; fiduciary duty; constructive fraud; unfair and deceptive trade practices.

DVPO; NCGS Chapter 50; competent evidence

summary judgment, patent ambiguity, priority

express easement, easements appurtenant, easements in gross, declaratory judgment, quiet title, Rule 12(c), void for vagueness, de novo, reasonable certainty, claim preclusion, issue preclusion, affirm. 

real estate brokerage; unlicensed activity; finder's fee; summary judgment; statutory construction

de novo; summary judgment; adverse possession; tacking; privity; privity of possession; privity of estate; property; disputed tract; statutory period; color of title; successive occupants; subsequent possessions; grantee; grantor; connection of title; minority rule

civil contempt;equitable distribution; willful violation of consent order

doctrine of res judicata; summary judgment de novo review

subject matter jurisdiction; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1601(b); N.C.G.S. § 7B-2506(1)(c); N.C.G.S. § 7B-2501(d).

termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(7).

termination of parental rights; Rule 3.1; no-merit appeal

trust administration; beneficiary rights; trustee disclosure obligations; North Carolina Trust Code; annual accounting requirement

termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(1); parent’s incarceration and determination of neglect.

neglected juvenile, supervised visitation, suspension of visitation; best interests of the child, no abuse of discretion.

insurance fraud; failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal

gross negligence, ordinary negligence, punitive damages, legislative cap

Industrial Commission; Tort Claims Act; dismissal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction

breach of agreement; default judgment; Rule 60(b); no abuse of discretion

Rule 11 sanctions; Improper purpose; Attorney's fees; Sanctions imposed on a represented party; Affidavit to support attorney's fees; Consideration of lesser sanctions; Rule 41(b) saving clause.

Guilty plea; consecutive probation