The claimant was an assistant principal. While at work the claimant intervened to break up a fight between two students. As a result of the intervention, the claimant fell backwards and contended that his knee and back were injured in the fall. However, the claimant failed to provide sufficient expert testimony as to causation between the […]
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The claimant developed carpal tunnel syndrome while working for the Employer. The claimant received medical treatment and then was released by her doctors with restrictions. Defendant employer offered a job to employee. However, there was competent evidence to show that the job was outside of claimant’s restrictions and therefore unsuitable. The Defendants were required to
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It is extremely important for Worker’s Comp claimants to give detailed and accurate descriptions of their pain and problems to their doctors. Often times an individual will give their lawyer, friend, or family member just such information. However, when they go to the doctor, they get a case of “white coat syndrome”. When the doctor
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Workers’ Comp., whether findings of fact supported by competent evidence; whether failure to file Form 44 abandons appeal to Full Commission; whether disability was proven by plaintiff under Russell v. Lowes Prods. Among other issues, the Court of Appeals affirmed and Opinion and Award of the Industrial Commission denying permanent and total disability benefits to
Cooper v. BHT Enter., (08-711) Read More »
Remember that when you are injured on the job, you should second guess “friendly advice” from your employer. Joey Hodgin has represented many clients who took the advice of their employer, only to be hurt by that advice later on down the road. Employers will tell injured workers that they don’t have insurance, when in
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The employer admitted that it employed 3 or more employees from 1988 through March 22, 2006. The employer also admitted that during that time period it did not carry Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Consequently, the employer was fined by the Industrial Commission pursuant to N.C.G.S. 97-94(b).
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You HAVE TO maintain those parts of your business that help make money. You have to maintain the vehicles or else they’ll break down. You have to update the anti-virus software or the computers won’t work. You have to clean the cooking equipment and sharpen the knives, or else the meals don’t get cooked and
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The claimant suffered a compensable back claim on June 5, 2003. The claimant then suffered an aggravation of his initial injury while working for a different employer on January 23, 2006. The Industrial Commission held that because expert medical testimony could not adequately attribute a certain percentage of the claimant’s disability to each employer, both
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We have all heard the statistics of the vast amount of productivity that is lost each year due to illness and injury. As productivity goes, so do profits and then the overall welfare of a business. This theme should sound overly familiar to many of us in today’s troubled economy. Many times illness or a
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Time limitations for filing workers compensation claims. The issue was whether claimaint’s right to seek treatment for her neck injuries was time barred since he had sought treatment for his low back and not his neck. The Court of Appeals decided that there was no authority offered for the proposition that previous compensation, as defined
Erickson v. Siegler, (07-1420) Read More »