Personal Injury

CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

Under North Carolina law, if the plaintiff’s negligence proximately causes the plaintiff’s injury, the plaintiff is contributorily negligent and cannot recover for his or her injuries or losses. The defendant must prove this contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff by the greater weight of the evidence. This means that if the plaintiff is even one-percent at fault, even though the defendant may be ninety-nine percent at fault, the plaintiff cannot recover.

The laws of negligence are complex. If you have been injured and someone else is at fault, you should contact an attorney as soon as possible. An experienced and caring attorney will investigate your claim and help insure you receive full and fair compensation for your injuries and losses and that there are no missed avenues for recovery under the law.

If you would like to talk to an experienced and caring attorney about an injury you received due to the fault of another, please give us a call.

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