Starnes v. Interstate Foam & Supply, IC No. 801639 (Full Comm’n, filed June 8, 2006) (defendants’ Notice of Appeal dismissed before Record on Appeal filed).
Driggers v. Central Church of God, COA 05-1142 (dismissed Nov. 17, 2005) (defendants’ appeal voluntarily withdrawn and dismissed before Record on Appeal filed).
Bowling v. US Airways Group, Inc., COA P06-55 (2006) (settled after defendants’ Notice of Appeal filed with Industrial Commission, but before Record on Appeal filed).
Gainer v. Graebel Van Lines, COA 06-1475 (dismissed Dec. 5, 2006) (case settled and defendants voluntarily withdrew appeal after record filed, but before briefs filed).
Smith v. Aramark, COA 12-454 (N.C. App. 2012) (settled after Defendant’s Notice of Appeal filed, but before Record on Appeal filed with Court of Appeals, and appeal withdrawn as ordered on October 10, 2012).
McCleod v. Spectrum Brands, IC File No. 13-748970 (defendants’ Notice of Appeal to Court of Appeals filed on May 18, 2017, and withdrawn after case settled on June 30, 2017).
Watkins v. Federal Express, IC File No. X98323 (Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal filed on Nov. 21, 2018, Plaintiff-Appellant’s Brief filed on Feb. 14, 2019, resolved through Consent Order on July 22, 2019, and order dismissing appeal filed on Aug. 7, 2019).
Sardis Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Inc. v. MidAmerica Productions, Inc., Midam International, Inc., and Peter Tiboris, (Mecklenburg County Superior Court Case No. 20-CVS-8293, case settled after Notice of Appeal filed on Sept. 20, 2021).
Peacock v. Panthers Football, LLC and Devin Akeem Funchess, COA No. 22-98 (case settled just before North Carolina Court of Appeals hearing on Sept. 21, 2022).
Carra Jane Penegar, Executrix of the Estate of Johnny Ray Penegar, Jr., individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Verisk Analytics, Inc., and ISO Partners, Inc., No. 22-1940 (U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals) (oral argument on Dec. 5, 2023).
Thompson v. Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, COA No. 24-596 (appeal to Superior Court under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-90(c) filed on Nov. 23, 2023, and resolved by IC order on Jan. 11, 2024), and notices of appeal under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-86 filed by Plaintiff on Feb. 28, 2024, and by Defendants on Feb. 29, 2024).
Martinez-Estrada v. Century Slate Co., COA 24-668 (appeal to Superior Court under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-90(c) filed on Feb. 29, 2024, and resolved by IC order on March 11, 2024), and notices of appeal to Court of Appeals under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-86 filed by Defendants on March 21, 2024, and by Plaintiff on March 22, 2024) (global settlement of case approved in October 2024 during pendency of appeal).
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