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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 Court of Appeals Decisions on Workers' Compensation -- Part 2

July 29th, 2010
The third workers’ compensation decision that the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued last week was Reaves v. Industrial Pump Service, a case that had already been to the Court last year. Under the Pickrell presumption, “When an employ… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Compensable Injury, Death Benefits, Heart Attack, Heat Exposure, Industrial Commission, Injury by Accident, Knee Injury, NC Court of Appeals, Pickrell Presumption, Rowan Salisbury, Workers' Compensation