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Rawls Prevails in Court of Appeals in Workers' Compensation Case

March 2nd, 2012
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of one of the firm’s clients in an appeal brought by the defendants. In Rawls v. Yellow Roadway Corporation, the Full Commission awarded Veran Rawls ongoing total disability compensation since… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm, Results
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Causation, Disability Compensation, Hank Patterson, Industrial Commission, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, Results, Truck Accident, Workers' Compensation

Appeals Court Decides Two Workers' Comp Cases

February 1st, 2012
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently published decisions in the following cases: In Coffey v Weyerhaeuser Co., the Court,based on N.C.G.S. 97-38 in the Workers’ Compensation Act, was tasked with determining “whether [Barber’s] d… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Causation, Compensable Injury, Death Benefits, Disability Benefits, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, Workers' Compensation

NC COA Decides Handful of Workers' Comp Cases

January 8th, 2012
Late last month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published their opinions in the following workers’ compensation cases: Archie v. Kirk: The plaintiff worked for Edward Kirk changing billboard advertisements. Kirk provided necessary tools an… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Attendant Care, Case Commentary, Causation, Compensable Injury, Independent Contractors, Industrial Commission, Mediation, NC Court of Appeals, Workers' Compensation

Brief Filed for Rawls in Workers' Compensation Appeal

November 1st, 2011
In Rawls v. Yellow Transportation, the Industrial Commission concluded that plaintiff Veran Rawls suffered a compensable injury by accident in 2005 and has been totally disabled since that time. Defendants appealed. Hank Patterson and Narendra Ghosh,… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Appeals, Briefs, Causation, Hank Patterson, Industrial Commission, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, Truck Accident, Workers' Compensation