What if the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident? Can damages be recovered?
North Carolina law does not bar a victim’s right to compensation just because they were not wearing a seatbelt.
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Benjamin CochranManaging partner Benjamin T. Cochran oversees the operation of Hardison & Cochran Attorneys at Law in addition to representing individual clients in cases involving workers’ compensation and personal injury law. A lifelong North Carolinian, Cochran knew from his high-school days in High Point that he wanted to be an attorney. He received a B.A. degree in economics and African-American studies from the University of North Carolina in 1999 and then enrolled at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University.
