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State Supreme Court blocks ruling on liability for Robeson deputy’s injuries

The state Supreme Court issued a temporary stay Monday in a case involving legal liability for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s injuries during traffic work. The state Court of Appeals ruled in December that the sheriff’s office and a private state Department of Transportation contractor bore joint responsibility for the deputy’s injuries in 2019.

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Appeals Court sides with Town of Matthews in dispute over fatal tree fall

The Town of Matthews will not face legal liability in the case of a fatal tree fall during a 2018 winter storm. A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled in favor of the town Tuesday.

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Appeals Court Open Door to Liability

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling absolving the N.C. Department of Transportation of liability in the deaths of two women in a car crash on Interstate 85. The women’s estates had contended that the NCDOT should be held liable for not installing median barriers on I-85, something the agency did do, after four years of inaction, in response to the accident. In returning the case to the N.C. Industrial Commission for reconsideration, the appeals court required that it consider the risk of injury against cost and budget considerations to determine whether the NCDOT's actions were negligent.

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State Supreme Court blocks ruling on liability for Robeson deputy’s injuries

Appeals Court sides with Town of Matthews in dispute over fatal tree fall

Appeals Court Open Door to Liability

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