Legal Question in Personal Injury in North Carolina

Re: Can you say a lawyer lied without getting fined even if you proved it

It is essentially the "common law" of the State of North Carolina that prohibits a person from calling a person a "liar" in Court. Right or wrong, that is the rule in this state. That rule, however, may be worth challenging in an appropriate case; and if you still have the ability to appeal from the ruling, you may consider doing so. Apparently even if the statement is true, calling a person a liar in Court in N.C. is a "no-no." I tend to doubt that the First Amendment is implicated, as our rules of evidence preclude many statements from being made in Court, which is not a general forum for expressing one's views, but rather a place for resolving disputes within the confines of procedural and evidentiary rules. This is one reason why it is a good idea to hire a lawyer; the law and rules are often elusive and counter-intuitive.