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Federal court rules in favor of labor union, awards Patterson Harkavy attorneys' fees

May 1st, 2017
United States District Judge Terrence Boyle issued an order last Friday finding in favor of Patterson Harkavy’s client, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 465, and ordering the defendant-employer to pay the union’s attor… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Attorneys' Fees, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Results, Unions

NC Court of Appeals' Latest Decisions on Workers' Compensation

February 3rd, 2011
The North Carolina Court of Appeals published two opinions on workers’ compensation earlier this month. The first, Blalock v. Southeastern Materials, involved an award of attorneys’ fees as a sanction for unreasonable defense. N.C.G.S. §… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Aggravated Condition, Attorneys' Fees, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, Medical Causation, NC Court of Appeals, Parsons Presumption, Sanction, Unreasonable Defense, Workers' Compensation

Latest Workers' Compensation Decision from NC Court of Appeals

September 9th, 2010
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published its latest workers’ compensation decision in Hedges v. Wake County Public School System. In this case, the plaintiff had stumbled and fell when she walked into a workroom to make… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Attorneys' Fees, Case Commentary, Compensable Injury, Industrial Commission, Injury by Accident, NC Court of Appeals, Unexplained Fall, Workers' Compensation

NC Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict for Employee to Collect Earned Bonuses

June 28th, 2010
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued Kornegay v. Aspen Asset Group LLC, an interesting case that raises and decides some key issues under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (NCWHA). At issue was whether the employee-plaint… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Attorneys' Fees, Bonus Payments, Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, Earned Wages, Labor and Employment, Liquidated Damages, NC Court of Appeals, NCWHA, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Wage and Hour, Wage Change Notice