Yesterday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina amended Appellate Rule 36(b) to conform with the General Assembly’s recent amendment to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-283. Under the Appellate Rules and by statute, settling the record...more
What happens when a trial judge grants a motion to amend a complaint, allowing the addition of a claim for punitive damages, but the evidence supporting the punitive damages claim is insufficient? Is immediate appellate...more