Suing For Personal Injuries Caused by a Bar Fight in Charlotte

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Suing For
Personal Injuries Caused by a Bar Fight in
Charlotte
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• If you have been injured in a bar fight or may be
  injured by the bouncer who got abusive suing
  for personal injuries is an option depending on
  the circumstances. Bar fights can be violent and
  deadly. To start, however, you need to have been
  injured through no fault of your own. If the jury
  concludes you are even one percent at fault for
  your injuries caused in the bar fight or by the
  bouncer, you will be prohibited from recovering
  for your injuries.

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• But, of course, you do not have to be involved in
  the fight to be injured. Further, it is up to the
  jury to decide. The Charlotte personal injury
  lawyers at Brown Moore Associates know how to
  make a case. Here is some information on suing
  for personal injuries caused by bar fights in
  Charlotte, NC.

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Charlotte NC Personal Injuries - Who Might Be
Liable For Bar Fight Injuries?
Here in Charlotte and pursuant to North Carolina
laws, there might be more than one person or
entity at fault for the personal injuries caused
in a bar fight. Some possibilities include
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Charlotte NC Personal Injuries - Proving
Negligence in Charlotte
Proving your case means proving one or more of
the possible defendants were negligent. Proving
negligence begins with establishing the
defendant(s) owed you a legal duty. In general,
everyone has a legal duty of taking care not to
hurt and injure others. This duty is probably
easy with respect to the fighters. See below
for a longer discussion of the duty owed by the
bar. Once it is established a legal duty was
owed, it must be shown that the various
defendants breached that duty. The third and
fourth elements necessary to prove negligence are
causation and injury.
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The final aspect of proving negligence is
establishing your damages. If successful, your
damages might include
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Charlotte NC Personal Injury - Premises Liability
in Charlotte
Under North Carolina law, anyone who enters the
premises of a store or tavern as a customer
during business hours is a business invitee.
Under the law, an owner owes a duty to exercise
ordinary care to maintain his premises in such a
condition that it may be used safely by business
invitees. In general, a tavern owner is not
liable for injuries to business invitees which
result from the intentional or criminal acts of
third persons.
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There are some circumstances where a tavern owner
WILL be held liable for criminal acts. Those
circumstances include
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Charlotte NC Personal InjuryDram Shop Laws in
Charlotte
In addition to the standard duty owed by a
landowner, North Carolina liquor-related laws
impose a specific duty on tavern and bar owners
not to serve alcoholic drinks to individuals who
are intoxicated. The purpose of the statute is
(1) the protection of the customer from adverse
consequences of intoxication and (2) the
protection of the community at large from the
injurious consequences of contact with an
intoxicated person.
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Charlotte NC Personal Injury Lawyers Brown
Moore Associates, PLLC
If you have been injured in a bar fight, contact
Charlotte NC personal injury attorneys at Brown
Moore Associates, PLLC. They know how to prove
negligence and how to gather the right evidence
to prove your case. They are experienced and
proven personal injury lawyers. Contact our
office today. They serve North Carolina residents
in Asheville, Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia,
Huntersville, Kannapolis, Monroe, Mooresville,
Shelby and surrounding areas.
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Contact Brown Moore Associates, PLLC
Address 930 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC
28203 Phone [phone] Website
https//www.brownmoorelaw.com/contact-us/
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