Civil Practice - Voluntary Dismissal – Motion to Enforce Settlement
RALEIGH, NC - The trial court properly exercised its discretion in denying relief under Rule 60(b)(6) for a voluntary dismissal, but the court lacked jurisdiction to rule on ...More

Domestic Relations - North Carolina Domestic Violence Act – Domestic Violence Protective Order
RALEIGH, NC - The statutory one-year limit applies to the order issued after notice and hearing and does not include time served under a prior ex parte order. We affirmed ...More

Emails can satisfy statute of frauds for oral guaranty
RALEIGH, NC - [box type="shadow"] Summary: North Carolina Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals Defendant's emails identified parties and debt obligation Plaintiff ...More

Trusts & Estates - Law Firm Serving as Trustee or Successor Executor – Standing
RALEIGH, NC - A law firm organized as a professional limited liability company cannot serve as trustee or successor executor under state law. The Court of Appeals reversed ...More

Criminal Practice - Sufficiency-of-the-Evidence Claim – Civil Judgment for Attorneys’ Fees
RALEIGH, NC - Defendant’s sufficiency-of-the-evidence claim was unpreserved, his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim was premature, and his challenge to attorneys’ fees was ...More

Criminal Practice - Satellite-Based Monitoring – Authentication of Video
RALEIGH, NC - The trial court properly admitted videos depicting the offenses, but the State failed to present evidence justifying a higher risk level. The Court affirmed ...More

Criminal Practice - Diminished Capacity and Insanity – Competency
RALEIGH, NC - The Court found no error in the trial court’s rulings on competency, refusal of diminished capacity and insanity defenses, counsel performance, or admission of ...More