NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 810.02
PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES-IN GENERAL.
(For medical malpractice cases filed on or after 1
October 2011, use N.C.P.I.-Civil 809.100.)
Actual damages are the fair compensation to be awarded to a
person for any [past] [present] [future] injury [proximately caused by the
negligence] [caused by the wrongful conduct] of another.
In determining the amount, if any, you award the plaintiff, you will
consider the evidence you have heard as to (each of the following types
of damages):
[medical expenses]
[loss of earnings]
[pain and suffering]
[scars or disfigurement]
[(partial) loss (of use) of part of the body]
[permanent injury]
[state any other type of damage supported by the evidence].2
The total of all damages are to be awarded in one lump sum.3 I
will now explain the law of damages as it relates to each of these.
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 810.02 (June 2012). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-24
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