Discretion of trial court to admit or exclude expert witness in medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 90-21.12 when witness relies on a national standard of care

Negligence action; flooding; whether plaintiffs' lay testimony was sufficient to rebut evidence from defendant's expert witness at summary judgment stage

First-degree murder (capital/death)

Motion to dismiss charge of first-degree rape under N.C.G.S. § 14-27.2(a)(2); whether the State presented sufficient evidence that defendant displayed a dangerous weapon

Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed cocaine

Judicial determination of aggravating factor that defendant knowingly created great risk of death to more than one person; harmless error review under State v. Blackwell

Plain error review of instruction permitting a jury to find defendant guilty of kidnapping if he committed a single named felony different from the specific felonies alleged in indictments brought under N.C.G.S. § 14-39(a)(2)

Discovery and N.C.R. Civ. P. 26(b); Attorney Work Product Doctrine

Pre and Post-judgment Interest

Negligent misrepresentation; contributory negligence; attorney's fees; N.C.G.S. � 6-21.1

Comparable sales; introductory remarks by the trial court; cross-examination; post-judgment interest

Permanent injunction; change of law; motion to intervene; N.C.R. Civ. P. Rule 24; Timeliness

Equitable distribution; distributional factor; divisible property; net value

Certificate of Need; preliminary injunction

Contributory negligence; Motion in limine; Rule 59 Motion; Rule 60 Motion; gross negligence

Collateral estoppel

Felony murder; unconsciousness/automatism; jury instruction

Statutory rape; voluntariness of confession; separaate and distinct offenses; rebuttal evidence; cruel and unusual punishment

Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; traffic stop