Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (7) (2019). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

worker's compensation; final payment; last payment; Section 97-18(h); Section 97-25.1; notice; estoppel; bad faith; good faith; due process; vested right

restrictive covenants extinguished by foreclosure; judgment on the pleadings; waiver of statutory notice of foreclosure; easement by estoppel not created by marketing materials

Adjudication of abuse and neglect, NCGS 7B-101; no allegation of abuse (vacate); right to present a defense; quashed subpoena of testifying witness; residual exceptions to hearsay rule, Rules 803(24), 804(b)(5); excited utterance; findings of fact.

motion to continue; reunification; permanency planning hearing; guardianship

State Health Plan lien; Subject-matter jurisdiction

Arbitration Agreements; Remand for Additional Findings of Fact.

Justification defense; present, imminent, and impending threat; civil judgment for attorneys' fees

sufficient evidence as to identity of the perpetrator; sufficient evidence as to conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; admissibility of victim's in-court identification; criminal defendant's right to cross-examination concerning a witness's pending civil lawsuit

N.C.G.S. 14-54(a1); first-degree burglary; underlying felony

Reasonable belief of consent; Ineffective assistance of counsel

public official immunity; sufficiency of the complaint; malice or corruption

State employee grievance; administrative law; time period to petition for contested case

motion to enforce settlement agreement; N.C.G.S. 7A-38.1(l); statute of frauds; authorized agent; signed by parties

Public employees retirement system; N.C. Gen. Stat. sections 128 and 161; non-accrual of benefits after criminal conduct; conversion of sick leave; U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 10; N.C. Const. art. I., sec. 19 and 27.

Motion to Compel Arbitration; Assignment; Credit Card Agreement

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, admission of guilt by counsel, consent to admission by counsel; Improper closing remarks, attack on credibility of expert witness, compensation of expert witness; notice and opportunity to be heard prior to entry of civil judgment for attorneys' fees.

Surety, Bonds