Volume 264 — North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports

Breach of contract Hospital termination of physician's employment contract Contractual right to exercise professional judgment Wrongful discharge and public policy Defamation and defense of qualified privilege

Interlocutory Appeal Substantial Right Res Judicata Statement of Grounds for Appellate Review

rent-to-own ad valorem taxation inventory exclusion

Spouse's year's allowance- NCGS 30-15 deficiency in payment revocation of letters testamentary- NCGS 28-4-1 appeals to superior court standards of review de novo hearing credit against bequest to surviving spouse.

non-judicial foreclosure sale trustee as necessary party Rule 60(b) notice of foreclosure proceeding good faith purchaser

involuntary commitment dangerous to self dangerous to others reasonable probability of future harm

Medical malpractice Rule 9(j) Required fact-finding by trial court Rule of Evidence 702 Separate specialties in general dentistry, periodontics, and oral surgery

Statute of limitations Procedural due process Claim against State agency, DHHS.

Sentencing Double Jeopardy Rule 2 Statutory Interpretation

Statutory rape Sexual exploitation of a minor Lascivious Act Motion to dismiss

Obtaining property by false pretenses insurance fraud plain error review relevancy limiting instructions disclosure on application.

self-defense instruction flight instruction

Workers' Compensation wrongful death third-party tortfeasor subrogation lien jurisdiction- choice of law In re Civil Penalty.

interlocutory appeal substantial right res judicata

Attorney's fees, acting in good faith, insufficient means

specific performance, alimony

partition in kind NCGS 46-3 NCGS 46-10 NCGS 46-13 NCGS 46-16 NCGS 46-19(a) NCGS 46-22 division of unequal interests exception to commissioners' report abuse of discretion.

State Health Plan retired state employees partial summary judgment interlocutory appeal substantial right US Const. art. I sec. 10 no impairment of contract unilateral contract NC Const. art. I, sec. 19

Medical malpractice 9(j) certification medical expert willing to testify facially valid 9(j) certificate

A single transfer by sale or delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance is a single offense admission of hearsay statement under Rule 801(d)(E)?s co-conspirator exception motions to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence charges of transfer of a counterfeit controlled substance under the theories of attempted sale and delivery instruction on actual possession theory of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Motion to dismiss Sufficiency of the evidence Felonious intent Conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon Felonious breaking or entering Claim of right defense

motion to suppress traffic stop passenger

Reasonable Suspicion, Armed and Dangerous, Stop and Frisk, Motion to Suppress

Service of process estoppel

Grandparental visitation rights Civil contempt Effect of termination of parental rights on grandparental visitation rights Notice of Appeal Show Cause Motion.

Restrictive Covenants, Public Policy, Learned Profession Exception

Complex Business Case.

Summary judgment Negligence Proximate Cause Wrongful Death Hazing

Order allowing motion to compel discovery order allowing sanctions for discovery violations order denying motion to compel discovery and for sanctions review of interlocutory discovery orders

interlocutory appeal substantial right order compelling discovery attorney-client privilege

Arbitration Standing to Compel Arbitration Fiduciary Relationships Fiduciary Duties

Service of process due diligence service by publication

NCGS § 50-10 Annulment Summary Judgment

Custody, Suspension of Visitation

Juvenile Guardianship Standing Admissibility of Evidence Sufficiency of Evidence Standard of Proof Visitation

Breach of contract hospital charges for operating room time statute prohibiting billing for medical care not actually supplied

civil contempt nonjurisdictional Appellate Rules violations Appellant's brief

Child support Change in circumstances Lump sum award Custodial account Arrearages Attorneys' fees

Contempt Attorneys' fees

Equitable Distribution Post Separation Marital Debt

Miranda warnings custodial interrogation military

assault inflicting serious bodily injury felony breaking and entering with intent to terrorize or injure

Physically helpless Expert testimony Jury instructions Satellite-based monitoring

Maintaining a dwelling for the keeping or sale of controlled substance, NCGS 90-108(a)(7) State v. Rogers, 817 S.E.2d 150 (2018) definition of keep single sale motion to dismiss.

Motion to Suppress Waiver Appellate Review Plain Error Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-277.3A Felony Stalking First Amendment As-applied challenge Content-based restriction Social Media

First-degree murder felony murder based upon attempted murder with a deadly weapon Jury instructions Expert witness testimony

motion to dismiss, substantial change of circumstances, timing and modification, child custody

Partition by sale Equity N.C.G.S. Sec. 41-2(b) Joint Tenants

Variance Request NC Appellate Rule 38 Motion to Substitute Parties on Appeal Standing Aggrieved Party Quasi-Judicial Proceedings Subject Matter Jurisdiction Conditional Use Permit

Industrial Commission Workers' Compensation Act appellate jurisdiction coming and going rule contractual duty exception traveling salesperson exception

Interlocutory appeal Substantial right Collateral estoppel Foreclosure

In-custody statements Failure to move to suppress Procedural bar Stipulation to admission of evidence No special colloquy by trial court required

probation probation revocation absconding clerical error

out of state property agreement, public policy, choice of law

summary judgment statute of limitations reasonableness

42 U.S.C. 1983, Governmental Immunity Waiver, Public Official Immunity

Discharge from employment Office of Administrative Hearings notice of appeal proof of filing exhaust administrative remedies DPS form HR 556 inconsistent instructions.

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act Consent to Jurisdiction Clause in Contract Choice of Law Interpretation of Contract Governed By Place Where Contract is Made

Reasonable suspicion Anonymous tip High-crime area

Direct criminal contempt Willfulness Petition for Writ of Certiorari Sentencing stipulations Determination of prior record level.

child support alimony attorney fees