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NC Supreme Court Reverses Durham Zoning Case Over Deficient Notice

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in favor of Durham Green Flea Market, reversing a Court of Appeals decision and ordering the City of Durham to dismiss a notice of violation. The state's highest court found that the city's notice failed to adequately describe alleged zoning violations as required by Durham's own Unified Development Ordinance.

•Supreme Court reversed Court of Appeals decision that had favored the City of Durham
•Notice of violation was deemed deficient for failing to describe specific zoning violations
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NC Supreme Court Reverses Class Certification in Developer Fee Challenge

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that individualized issues predominate over common legal questions in a class action challenging the Town of Apex's recreation fees charged to developers. The court reversed a trial court's certification of a class seeking declarations that the municipal fees are illegal.

•North Carolina Supreme Court reversed class certification in developer fee challenge case
•Court found individualized property valuation and cost issues would predominate over common legal questions
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NC Supreme Court Clarifies Joint Employment in Workers' Comp Case

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a December 2025 ruling in *Lassiter v. Robeson County Sheriff's Department* that clarifies the state's joint employment doctrine in workers' compensation cases. The court held that employee Steven Matthew Lassiter does not satisfy the control requirement for joint employment with private contractor Truesdell Corporation.

•North Carolina Supreme Court clarified joint employment doctrine for workers' compensation cases
•Court held that control requirement was not met for joint employment with private contractor
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NC Supreme Court Rules on Property Rights Under Repealed Map Act

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a December 2025 decision in *Mata v. N.C. Department of Transportation*, clarifying just compensation standards for property takings under the now-repealed Transportation Corridor Official Map Act. The ruling addresses fundamental questions about compensation for property owners whose development rights were restricted for nearly two decades.

•North Carolina Supreme Court clarified just compensation standards for property takings under the repealed Transportation Corridor Official Map Act
•The case involved nearly 20 years of development restrictions on 9.93 acres owned by Elizabeth Mata and The Mata Family, LLC
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NC Supreme Court Rules on Sales Tax for Prepaid Wireless Services

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling in December 2025 addressing taxation of prepaid wireless calling services under the state's Sales and Use Tax Act. The case involved a dispute between the North Carolina Department of Revenue and Wireless Center of NC, Inc. over when sales tax should be collected on real-time replenishments sold as stored-value cards.

•North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on when sales tax applies to prepaid wireless stored-value cards
•Dispute centered on whether tax should be collected at purchase or redemption of real-time replenishments
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NC Supreme Court Rules on Eminent Domain Rights in Sanders v. NCDOT

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision in Sanders v. North Carolina Department of Transportation addressing whether property owners can abandon their right to seek damages for Map Act restrictions by not raising the issue in condemnation proceedings.

•North Carolina Supreme Court addressed whether property owners can waive Map Act damage claims by not raising them in condemnation proceedings
•Case builds on 2016 Kirby precedent that corridor mapping restrictions constitute government takings
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NC Supreme Court Rules on Castle Doctrine in Fatal Doorway Shooting

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision in State v. Allison, addressing whether a jury was properly instructed on the castle doctrine after George Lee Allison was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Brandon Adams in his doorway in December 2020.

•North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on jury instruction standards for castle doctrine in State v. Allison shooting case
•George Lee Allison convicted of second-degree murder for shooting Brandon Adams in doorway in December 2020
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NC Supreme Court Upholds Stolen Firearm Conviction in State v. Bracey

The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a conviction for possession of a stolen firearm, ruling there was substantial evidence that defendant Mack Vernon Bracey knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the gun was stolen. The December 12, 2025 decision resolves questions about knowledge standards in stolen firearm cases.

•North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed conviction for possession of stolen firearm based on substantial evidence standard
•Court ruled there was sufficient evidence defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe gun was stolen
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NC Supreme Court Affirms Complex Business Case Ruling in Howard Trust Dispute

The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's denial of a motion to dismiss in a complex business dispute involving the Ronald E. Howard Revocable Trust and technology company MAXISIQ Inc. The December 2025 ruling allows the trust's lawsuit against multiple defendants to proceed.

•North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed lower court's denial of motion to dismiss in trust lawsuit
•Case involves Ronald E. Howard Revocable Trust suing MAXISIQ Inc. and five individual defendants
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NC Supreme Court Reviews Conviction in Child Sexual Abuse Case

The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled on the appeal of Pedro Isaias Calderon, who was convicted in 2021 of taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old girl. The state's highest court reviewed the case after the Court of Appeals partially reversed the conviction and remanded for resentencing.

•Pedro Isaias Calderon was convicted of three counts of taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old girl
•Court of Appeals partially reversed conviction, finding insufficient evidence for one count
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