§ 99E-55 – Scope of Article; application.
99E-55. Scope of Article; application. (a) This Article shall be liberally construed with regard to successors. (b) This Article shall apply to all asbestos claims filed against a successor on or after the effective date of this act. (2014-110, s. 4.1.)
§ 99E-65 – Standard of proof.
99E-65. Standard of proof. In any civil action arising from any act or omission by the defendant in the performance of any lawful and prescribed actions pertaining to the defendant’s assigned job duties as a 911 or public safety telecommunicator or dispatcher at a primary public safety answering point as defined in G.S. 62A-40(18) or […]
§ 99E-70 – Definitions.
99E-70. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) COVID-19. – The disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (2) Person. – An individual; corporation; nonprofit corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; sole proprietorship; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal entity. (2020-89, s. […]
§ 99E-71 – Limited immunity.
99E-71. Limited immunity. (a) In any claim for relief arising from any act or omission alleged to have resulted in the contraction of COVID-19, including any claim based on violation of subsection (b) of this section, no person shall be liable for any act or omission that does not amount to gross negligence, willful or […]
§ 99E-72 – Applicability.
99E-72. Applicability. This Article applies to claims arising no later than 180 days after the expiration or rescission of Executive Order No. 116 issued March 10, 2020. (2020-89, s. 1.)
§ 99E-80 – Definitions.
99E-80. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) COVID-19. – The disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (2) Community pool. – A privately owned community swimming pool, including, without limitation, a swimming pool owned or operated by a multiunit apartment complex, homeowners association, or condominium unit owners association. (2020-90, s. 6(a).)
§ 99E-81 – Limited liability for reopening community pools.
99E-81. Limited liability for reopening community pools. (a) Owners and operators of community pools and their agents shall not be liable in any claim or action seeking damages for injury or death resulting from transmission of COVID-19 alleged to have resulted from the reopening of the community pool in accordance with applicable executive orders of […]
§ 99E-82 – Applicability.
99E-82. Applicability. This Article applies to claims or actions arising no later than one year after the expiration or rescission of Executive Order No. 116 issued March 10, 2020. (2020-90, s. 6(a).)
§ 99E-43 – Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food – Exceptions to limit on liability.
99E-43. Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food – Exceptions to limit on liability. G.S. 99E-42 shall not preclude liability in a civil action in which the claim of weight gain, obesity, health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or other generally known condition allegedly caused by […]
§ 99E-44 – Construction of Article.
99E-44. Construction of Article. (a) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to create any new claim, right of action, or civil liability not previously existing under State law. (b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any agency’s exclusive or primary jurisdiction to find or declare violations of a food adulteration […]