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Burton Writes on Comparative Fault Legislation

March 22nd, 2010
Burton Craige has published an article entitled “The Road to Comparative Fault in North Carolina” in this month’s issue of The Litigator, the regular publication of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Litigation Section. Summ… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, Comparative Fault, Contributory Negligence, NC Legislature, NCBA, Negligence, Personal Injuries, UATRA

This Week's Personal Injury Case from the NC Court of Appeals

October 7th, 2009
The court issued an unpublished opinion about a pedestrian-vehicle auto accident in Hill v. Thompson this week. In the case, the 15-year-old plaintiff crossed a highway near her home, not at a crosswalk, and was struck by defendants’ vehicle. D… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Car Accident, Case Commentary, Contributory Negligence, Last Clear Chance, NC Court of Appeals, Personal Injuries

Burton Writes on UATRA, Reforming Negligence Law

November 21st, 2008
Burton Craige has written an article, entitled Should North Carolina Enact the Uniform Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act?, for an issue of Trial Briefs, the publication of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. The article discusses possibl… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Articles, Burton Craige, Contributory Negligence, NC Legislature, NCAJ, Personal Injuries