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16,095 Appellate Court Opinions
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 12, 2025
Cottle v. Mankin
Whether plaintiffs' negligent retention claim falls within the scope of a medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. 90-21.11 and therefore is barred by the statute of repose.
Durham Green Flea Market v. City of Durham
Whether the City's notice of violation provided sufficient notice of alleged violations of its unified development ordinance.
Empire Contractors Inc. v. Town of Apex
Whether individualized fact issues such as the fair market value of property preclude class certification on predominance grounds.
Gvest Real Est., LLC v. JS Real Est. Invs., LLC
Whether the Business Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on a declaratory judgment claim and breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims.
Haythe v. Haythe
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order and remanding for additional findings regarding the calculation of the alimony award and attorney fees.
Howard v. MAXISIQ
Whether two defendants (a natural person and an LLC) have sufficient minimum contacts with North Carolina to confer personal jurisdiction over them.
In re A.D.H.
Whether the trial court is collaterally estopped from adjudicating allegations of sexual abuse alleged in a juvenile petition, where some of those allegations were resolved in a child custody order and recited in an interference petition order.
In re Godfrey
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent had ratified the loan documents encumbering her real property, thereby authorizing petitioner to foreclose under N.C.G.S. 45-21.16.
In re S.W.
Whether the prior pending action doctrine precluded the trial court from adjudicating a termination of parental rights petition where there was a preexisting pending motion for review in another jurisdiction.
Lassiter v. Robeson Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't
Describing the distinction between the joint employment doctrine and lent employee doctrine and determining whether plaintiff, a law enforcement officer conducting off-duty traffic control work, was jointly employed by the sheriff's office and the road repair company.
Mata v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
Whether Map Act recordings effectuate indefinite takings of restricted property rights when the Map Act itself was later repealed, and the proper measure of compensation for this indefinite taking.
N.C. Dep't of Revenue v. Wireless Ctr. of N.C., Inc.
Whether, under the North Carolina Sales and Use Tax Act, real-time replenishments met the statutory definition of prepaid wireless calling service and are taxable at the point of sale.
Sanders v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
Whether plaintiff abandoned his right to seek damages for Map Act restrictions on his land by not raising the issue in a condemnation action instituted by the N.C. Department of Transportation after those restrictions went into effect.
State v. Allison
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding the trial court's jury instructions on the castle doctrine defense did not constitute plain error.
State v. Bracey
Whether there was sufficient evidence that a criminal defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the gun in his possession was stolen in violation of N.C.G.S. 14-71.1.
State v. Calderon
Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss his indecent liberties charges.
State v. Ford
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its sufficiency of the evidence analyses in considering the trial court's denial of defendant's motions to dismiss.
State v. Kelliher
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the sentencing court entered an order that exceeded the scope of the reviewing court's mandate.
State v. Reel
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence under the knock and talk exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.