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North Carolina Legal Practice Materials

In this guide you will find resources for North Carolina Practice Materials arranged according to fields of law.

Torts

North Carolina Law of Torts, 3rd ed.  New Providence, N.J.: LexisNexis, 2012. [KFN7595 .D39 2012] (Reserves Room) [Available electronically via Lexis+ to UNC Law Students and Faculty]

This guidebook is divided into 4 parts to address some of the biggest topic areas in torts: intentional torts and defenses, negligence and defenses, strict liability and defenses, and a variety of other torts overlapping these categories.  For those who already know what they're looking for, the index at the back of the book makes for easy navigation.

The most recent supplement (2022) is available with the copy in the Reserve Room.  An up-to-date version is also available electronically on Lexis+.

Woodlief, Alan D. North Carolina Law of Damages. 5th ed. Eagan, MN : Thomson/West, 2004. [KFN 7595. H53 2004] [Available electronically via Westlaw Edge to UNC Law Students and Faculty]

This treatise-like guide to damages, or compensation, outlines each of the major types of damages recognized by NC law, including compensatory, nominal, and punitive among others. It examines each type of damage generally before delving deeper into damages for specific subject areas. Analysis is accompanied by references to NC case law and statutory law.

The Law Library has the 2022 supplement to this text located with the copy of the text in the Reserve Room. An up-to-date version is also available electronically on WestLaw Edge