Product Liability Laws in North Carolina.

North Carolina does not cap compensatory damages in product-liability cases.

Punitive damages capped at the greater of $250,000 or 3 times compensatory damages (except in felony DUI cases where no cap applies).

Governs product-liability claims. Recovery requires negligence, breach of warranty, or specific statutory grounds — no pure strict liability.

Expressly provides that no strict liability shall be recognized in product-liability actions. Plaintiffs must prove fault through negligence or warranty theories.

Rebuttable presumption that non-manufacturing seller is not liable for design defect where the manufacturer is amenable to service and not insolvent.

North Carolina's pure contributory negligence rule significantly restricts product-liability recovery — defendants frequently assert product misuse or consumer fault as complete defense.