{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.65","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.65","heading":"Written decision by arbitration.","body":"(a)\tIssuing the Decision. - The arbitrator shall issue a decision in writing and signed by the arbitrator within 14 days after the completion of the arbitration hearing and shall promptly deliver a copy of the decision to each party or the party's attorneys.\n(b)\tLimit on Damages. - The arbitrator shall not make an award of damages that exceeds a total of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any dispute submitted to arbitration under this Article, regardless of the number of claimants or defendants that are parties to the dispute.\n(c)\tFinding if Damages Awarded. - If the arbitrator makes an award of damages to the claimant, the arbitrator shall make a finding as to whether the injury or death was caused by the negligence of the defendant.\n(d)\tPaying the Arbitrator. - The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid equally by the parties.\n(e)\tAttorneys' Fees and Costs. - Each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees and costs. (2007-541, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 1H. Voluntary Arbitration of Negligent Health Care Claims."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-21.65.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"ea1b0a44f487ed1fe1c0a6d85df0387bc01404909e1fb84a7bca3521ea953d94","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.64","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.66"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}