Sufficient evidence to support Industrial Commission's determination that injury was not by accident

Negligence; sudden incapacitation

Parental rights; adoption; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(5); Fourteenth and Ninth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

T.L.O search; volunteered/spontaneous statements; officer's lay opinion testimony; possession with intent to sell/deliver a controlled substance

Juvenile; Dependency; Failure to Adjudicate Neglect and Establish Visitation Schedule

Juvenile; Timeliness of Notice of Hearing

Jurisdiction in adoption and custody actions

Public Duty Doctrine

DWI; double jeopardy; expert witness testimony, lapsus linguae in jury instruction; jury misconduct; out-of-state convictions

Murder; robbery; discharging firearm in occupied property; firearm by felon

Standard of review; motion to dismiss; motion for appropriate relief; Eighth Amendment of U.S. Constitution.

Search and Seizure

Malicious secret assault; N.C. Stat. ? 14-31; insufficient evidence of 'secret manner'

Sufficiency of indictments under Gen. Stat. 14-7.3 and - 415.1 (c)

Felony possession of stolen goods guilty knowledge requirement; Robbery w/dangerous weapon

Homeowners' insurance rates; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 58-2-80; subject matter jurisdiction

Medical malpractice, 120-day extension of statute of limitations

Whole record review of Town Board's failure to adopt plaintiff's request for rezoning and special use permit; alleged violation of plaintiff's equal protection rights; whether board members who voted against the proposal acted arbitrarily and capriciously

Summary judgment; duty to defend; whether insurance policy covers false advertising claim brought against its insured