N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1D-1

Current through Session Law 2023-151
Section 1D-1 - Purpose of punitive damages

Punitive damages may be awarded, in an appropriate case and subject to the provisions of this Chapter, to punish a defendant for egregiously wrongful acts and to deter the defendant and others from committing similar wrongful acts.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1D-1

1995, c. 514, s. 1.