Claim splitting is a common law rule which prohibits plaintiffs from splitting claims based on "the principle that all damages incurred as the result of a single wrong must be recovered in one lawsuit." Reese v. Brooklyn Village, LLC, 209 N.C.App. 636, 648, 707 S.E.2d 249, 257 (2011).
While we disagree with plaintiff's characterizations, we note that our task is to review the trial court's decision to grant or deny a motion to strike and motion for sanctions. (Rule 12(f) motions are reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Reese v. Brooklyn Vill., LLC, 209 N.C.App. 636, 652–53, 707 S.E.2d 249, 260 (2011); Rule 11(a) motions are reviewed de novo. “The appropriateness of a particular sanction is reviewed for abuse of discretion.” Bledsole v. Johnson, 357 N.C. 133, 138, 579 S.E.2d 379, 381–82 (2003) (citation omitted)).