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1992

Torts

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Wrongful death/North Carolina

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A New Exception To The Exclusivity Provision Of The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act - Woodson V. Rowland, Debbie Collins Jan 1992

A New Exception To The Exclusivity Provision Of The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act - Woodson V. Rowland, Debbie Collins

Campbell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Examining Didonato'S Damage Limitations And Mandatory Joinder Requirements - Greer V. Parsons, John M. Mccabe Jan 1992

Examining Didonato'S Damage Limitations And Mandatory Joinder Requirements - Greer V. Parsons, John M. Mccabe

Campbell Law Review

This Note will outline the evolution of wrongful death actions, with particular attention being given to the inclusion of unborn children under the providing statutes. It also traces North Carolina's legislative and judicial treatment of wrongful death actions. Next, the Note will discuss the inconsistencies created by ruling that pecuniary loss and loss of society and companionship cannot be recovered as a matter of law in a wrongful death action brought on behalf of viable fetus. It will argue that instead ,of limiting recovery as a matter of law, such damages should be addressed on a case-by-case basis and the …