Court of Appeals of North Carolina December 19, 2017, No. COA17-342 (Market America, Inc. v. Lee)

DAVIS, Judge.

*99There are two questions presented in this appeal. The first issue is whether a plaintiff is permitted to voluntarily dismiss its claims pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure after the trial court has announced its ruling against the plaintiff on the defendant's dispositive motion but before the court's ruling is memorialized in a written order.