Relevant Facts
Richard, a resident of Raleigh, NC, files a lawsuit against Brad, who lives in Durham, NC. Richard files his action in North Carolina state trial court.
"The Plaintiff alleges:
1. On or about April 5, 2013, Brad walked into Richard's office and there illegally and feloniously assaulted and battered Richard, thereby causing to Richard great pain and suffering.
2. On or about April 5, 2013, Brad caused Richard to be unlawfully confined in a bound area, causing great physical and emotional suffering on the part of Richard.
3. As a proximate result of Brad's wrongful and unlawful conduct, Richard suffered physical and emotional injuries worth the sum of $200,000.
Wherefore, Plaintiff demands that Brad be forced to pay to Richard the sum of $200,000 in compensatory damages, $1,000,000 in punitive damages and any other relief that the court deems just and proper."
The complaint is properly captioned, signed and served on Brad.

Brad moves to dismiss the action on the ground that the complaint was not specific enough and therefore must be dismissed because it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Issue
According to North Carolina law, was the complaint specific enough to sustain a claim on which relief can be granted?

Rule
Under North Carolina law,
“[a] pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim shall contain a short and plain statement of the claim sufficiently particular to give the court and the parties notice of the transactions, occurrences, or series of transactions or occurrences, intended to be proved showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 8. The law also states, “[t]o dismiss for failure of the pleading to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, matters outside the pleading are