“Gross Negligence” Requires Deliberate Misconduct
Court says difference from simple negligence is intentional wrongdoing or conscious disregard
The difference between negligence and gross negligence is not in degree or magnitude of inadvertence or carelessness, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina has held. Gross negligence is rather intentional wrongdoing or deliberate misconduct done with conscious or reckless disregard for the rights and safety of others. ( Green v. Kearney, Ct. of App., NC, No. COA11-439, 11/15/11 .)
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