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Sadly, North Carolina is one of four states that still allows pure contributory negligence in personal injury lawsuits. What this means is that if you are even one percent at fault for your wounds, you are barred from seeking any form of financial compensation what-so-ever. This puts an extreme burden on you, the plaintiff, to thwart attempts from the defense …
The success of your personal injury claim hinges on one important factor: negligence. Negligence is what determines liability, and without negligence established, you do not have a case. The definition of negligence is simple: a person must fail to behave with a standard of reasonable care that a person of ordinary prudence would have exercised in a similar situation. The …