How Does North Carolina’s Contributory Negligence Work?

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June 28, 2018

Contributory negligence bars a plaintiff from ANY compensation should they be found at fault, to ANY degree, for their damage. Unlike most states, which apply the comparative negligence doctrine, or some modified version of it, North Carolina is one of…

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How Social Media Hurts Your Personal Injury Claim

June 28, 2018

Social media is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family but oversharing after a serious injury can spell trouble for your injury claim. At DeMayo Law Offices, we’ve had several clients ask about social media use after an…

Results

$12,000,000

Confidential – Premises Liability

Settlement for wrongful death of husband and negligent infliction of emotional distress of wife when husband was killed by falling merchandise at a local warehouse. Client was pronounced dead approximately… Read More

$6,439,500

Automobile Accident/DWI/Dram Shop/Social Host Liability/Wrongful Death

Settlements and judgments for two clients who were killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way and hitting the clients’ vehicle head on (Mecklenburg, 2009). Read More

$6,000,000

Confidential – Negligent Supervision

Settlement during litigation and prior to trial for a young female client who was seriously injured and paralyzed from the waist down from falling while doing a backbend unsupervised at… Read More

$4,400,000

Confidential – Personal Injury

Settlement with multiple defendants for a client (2013). Read More

$3,000,000

Automobile Accident

Settlement for a client who received a serious head injury as well as fractured legs when he was struck by a truck while standing next to his disabled vehicle (Kanawha… Read More

$2,200,000

Bus Accident

Settlement after litigation and mediation for a client who was a passenger on a bus when the bus driver fell asleep and caused the bus to collide with a tractor-trailer… Read More

$2,200,000

Confidential – Truck Unloading

Settlement for a client who was seriously injured when helping a co-worker unload his truck trailer. When client opened the trailer’s door, the load spilled out, knocking client to the… Read More

$1,900,000

Truck Accident

Settlement after mediation for a client who was driving his automobile when a tractor-trailer made a left turn in front of him causing serious injuries, including fractures to his arm,… Read More

$250,000

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who sustained a partial hand amputation from a crush injury and who developed sever psychological conditions (Catawba County, 2022). Read More

$275,000

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who sustained multiple crush injuries from a scissor lift malfunctioning and flipping over onto the worker (Mecklenburg County, 2019). Read More

$300,000

Workers’ Compensation – Two Separate Injuries

Settled at mediation for a client who sustained two separate injuries involving a crushed foot injury from a pallet jack and a separate slip and fall back injury (Alexander County,… Read More

$300,000

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who had a leg run over by a forklift resulting in partial leg amputation (Lincoln County, 2021). Read More

$429,900

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who sustained partial leg amputation from a significant motor vehicle accident while driving a truck for work. The Workers’ Comp claim was partly denied… Read More

$625,000

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who fell off a roof and sustained spinal paralysis. The Workers’ Comp claim was denied by the carrier and employer (Mecklenburg County, 2018). Read More

$664,297

Workers’ Compensation

Settled at mediation for a client who fell off a roof and sustained a traumatic brain injury and various orthopedic injuries (Mecklenburg County, 2019). Read More

What Our Clients Are Saying

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How Does North Carolina’s Contributory Negligence Work?

Results

$12,000,000

Confidential – Premises Liability

$6,439,500

Automobile Accident/DWI/Dram Shop/Social Host Liability/Wrongful Death

$6,000,000

Confidential – Negligent Supervision

$4,400,000

Confidential – Personal Injury

$3,000,000

Automobile Accident

$2,200,000

Bus Accident

$2,200,000

Confidential – Truck Unloading

$1,900,000

Truck Accident

$250,000

Workers’ Compensation

$275,000

Workers’ Compensation

$300,000

Workers’ Compensation – Two Separate Injuries

$300,000

Workers’ Compensation

$429,900

Workers’ Compensation

$625,000

Workers’ Compensation

$664,297

Workers’ Compensation

What Our Clients Are Saying

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