Recent Tort Case Law in North Carolina
The North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court periodically issue opinions addressing crucial issues of North Carolina law. The role and structure of our appellate courts can be found on this site. The federal courts in North Carolina also issue decisions applying North Carolina law. Tort law in North Carolina is also governed by newly enacted statutes. This page provides links to recent developments in North Carolina law.
Below are links to recent decisions:
- Landlord Liability (for assault),
- Damages (construction),
- Public Duty Doctrine (roadways),
- Non-Compete Agreements,
- Tort Claims (intentional acts),
- EMT/EMS (volunteer) Immunity,
- EMT/EMS "public official immunity",
- Landlord Liability (for assault),
- Respondeat Superior Liability, and
- infliction of emotional distress
- Product Liability -- Intervening Negligence
- Medicaid Lien -- Minor's Settlement
- Product Liability -- Food Poisoning
- Insurance -- Appraisal Provision
- Guest Statute -- Public Policy
- Landowner Liability -- Hazard on adjoining land
- Sovereign Immunity -- Insurance -- Negligent Home Inspection
- Landowner Liability -- Baseball game -- wild pitch
- Product Liability -- Contributory Negligence
- Negligent Design -- Bodily Injury
- Public Duty Doctrine -- University Liability
- Rule 414 -- Admissibility of Medical Bills
- Electrocution -- Contributory Negligence -- Admiralty Law
- Uninsured -- Hit and Run -- Falling Tire
- Completed and Accepted Doctrine -- worksite injury
- Police Officer Liability -- Official Immunity -- shooting
- Underinsured Motorist Arbitration
- Gun Liability -- Negligent Entrustment/storage
- Liability of Instructor (State employee) -- official immunity
- Liability of Assistant Jailor for Death of Inmate -- official immunity
- Liability of Property Owner for Inadequate Lighting on Steps
- High Speed Chase - Police Liability
- Trip and Fall -- Open and Obvious -- No Alternative Path
- Enforcement of Foreign Judgment -- Intrinsic Fraud
- Sovereign Immunity -- Pleading claims against State actors
- Homeowners Insurance -- Injury to Named Insured Excluded
- Auto Insurance -- Injury to Insured's Employee Excluded
- Sovereign Immunity -- Construction of Sewer System -- use of contractor
- Contributory Negligence -- medical malpractice
- Stop Sign -- Neglignence
- Personal Jurisdiction -- Auto Accident in VA, Va resident
- Sudden Emergency -- Summary Judgment
can be found on this site, as well as recent legislation placing a cap on damages in medical malpractice cases.
Recent cases from the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina Supreme court can be found here.
