Jeremy Stephenson (Of Counsel-Charlotte, NC) presented “North Carolina 1% Rule: Contributory Fault” at the CPCU Annual Insurance Forum 2024, held on March 26, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jeremy discussed whether contributory fault reduces the number of suits filed and tried, reduces the number of adverse verdicts or increases motions for summary judgment; is likely to change any time soon. The legal doctrine of contributory negligence bars or reduces the recovery of damages by a plaintiff who was partly at fault for an injury. It is based on the common law principle that a person who is negligent should not benefit from his or her own wrongdoing.