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Supreme Court Opinions Filed May 23, 2025
Hanson v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant must pay an employer-funded 5% contribution under N.C.G.S. 143-166.50(e).
Hwang v. Cairns
Whether public official immunity applies to a medical director at a state university and whether summary judgment was proper.
In re Kimble
Review of recommendation for censure.
In re L.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating the trial court's adjudication order and remanding for additional factual findings about how respondent-mother's actions impaired or substantially risked impairing the welfare of her juvenile daughter.
Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Ins. Agencies, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing dismissal of a claim for negligence at the 12(b)(6) stage based on contributory negligence and in affirming dismissal of a claim for punitive damages.
State v. Bowman
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining the trial court committed plain error by instructing the jury once on first-degree forcible sexual offense where the defendant was indicted for two counts of first-degree forcible sexual offense.
State v. Chambers
Whether substitution of an alternate juror during guilt deliberations in a criminal trial violates a defendant's constitutional right to a jury of twelve.
State v. Hunt
Whether defendant satisfied the prejudice prong for plain error where a law enforcement officer testifying as a lay witness gave his opinion regarding defendant's intent at the time of an accident.
State v. Melton
Whether the Court of Appeals' majority erred in holding that the trial court did not commit structural error in denying defendant's court-appointed counsel's motion to withdraw for defendant to hire counsel of his own choosing.
White v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the superior court's order in which it determined that petitioners are entitled to receive adoption assistance benefits several years after the adoption was finalized.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 21, 2025
Ashe County v. Ashe Cnty. Plan. Bd.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a land developer was not entitled to the benefit of permit choice based on its determination of application completeness and the existence of a now-expired moratorium.
Ayers v. Currituck Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs.
Whether unacceptable personal conduct provided just cause for termination of a state employee.
Charles Schwab & Co. v. Marilley
Whether the Business Court erred in ruling that the parties' intrafamilial dispute fell outside the scope of their arbitration agreement with Charles Schwab.
Happel v. Guilford Cnty. Bd. of Educ.
Whether the federal PREP Act preempts all state law claims, including those brought under the state constitution.
Lannan v. Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of N.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the denial of the University's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' breach of contract claims.
Smith v. Smith
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's decision to classify a tract of land as defendant's separate property.
State v. Bell
Whether defendant's J.E.B. claim is preserved and whether the claim was procedurally barred.
State v. Borlase
Whether the Court of Appeals conducted an appropriate review of the sentencing court's conclusion that defendant's sentence was constitutionally sufficient under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).