North Carolina is one of the few states that still applies the doctrine of contributory negligence to personal injury and wrongful death cases. Even if the victim is only one percent at fault and the other party is 99 percent at fault, the victim’s one percent of a fault completely bars the victim from recovering damages from the defendant.
If you want to know about it, contact a Charlotte personal injury attorney R. Kent Brown at the Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC, who will provide a consultation to discuss how these laws apply to the unique variables and circumstances of your case.
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