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Contributory Negligence

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Dre Fleury.

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North Carolina’s legal system to establish personal injury damage awards at trial.  North Carolina is one of only 5 states, including Washington D.C. that follow a “pure” contributory negligence rule.  This law is used to determine whether or not a plaintiff may recover from the person who did them harm.  The basis for this law [...]

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