North Carolina Personal Injury Law Advocate - Developments in workers' compensation, social security disability and personal injury

We recently asked you to write to your state senators in support of legislation that would change how automobile accident claims and other personal injury cases are handled in court. While we still believe that North Carolina's use of contributory negligence in personal injury cases is antiquated, harsh and punishes injured people, we can no longer support the version of HB 813 now being debated by state lawmakers. Quite simply, some the the provisions that have been added to the bill as it has made its way through the N.C. General Assembly do not protect the interests of injured people. So,... More