In NC, jilted spouses can allege alienation of affection, sue for millions,
A look at recent cases where North Carolina's alienation of affection law was applied as one spouse sues the person they blame for an affair that ended a marriage.
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>> WELL, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
PAST CASES WHERE THIS CLAIM IT
WAS SUCCESSFUL BACK IN 2011,
30 MILLION DOLLARS WAS AWARDED
TO CAROL PER YEAR. THIS IS THE
FORMER WIFE OF A LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNER FROM BETTY DEVON. AND IT
WAS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN
NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY.
30 MILLION DOLLARS. THEN IN
2018, NFL STAR FLETCHER WAS
SUED BY A NORTH CAROLINA MAN
NAMED JOSHUA JEFFORDS. THAT
SUED ENDED IN A SETTLEMENT FOR
AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT AND A
2021 FORMER STATE SENATOR RICK
GUNN SETTLED A LAWSUIT FILED BY
ARTHUR JOHNS FOR 3 MILLION
DOLLARS. GUN WAS ACCUSED OF
HAVING A LONG-RUNNING AFFAIR
WITH JOHN'S WIFE, WHO WAS THE
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