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Who Is Liable When a Victim Is Injured at a North Carolina Vacation Rental?

As the summer vacation season approaches, thoughts turn to time with family and friends and the beach, lake, and/or mountains.  Unfortunately, vacations are sometimes marred by injuries suffered in vacation rental cottages. In light of the huge number of people who enjoy vacations in NC, injuries due to maintenance deficiencies in cottages are very small. …

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North Carolina Premises Liability Laws and Parking Lot Accidents

Many garages and parking lots throughout North Carolina have automatic gates which help control the traffic that enters and exits the area. But there are many incidents of these gates malfunctioning, causing serious injuries to drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists who may be coming into or leaving the area. Statistics show parking lot gate arms are…

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