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December 8, 2016 By nicole

Stop the Court Packing Plan!

The Governor and the NC Legislature want to add two new NC Supreme Court seats in a last-minute legislative session!  The session is supposed to be about Hurricane Matthew relief, but could also add new Justices to be appointed by Gov. McCrory in his last days in office. In November, Judge Michael Morgan won his […]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: court, NC Supreme Court, North Carolina

February 19, 2011 By nicole

NC Supreme Court sends parking lot case back to Commission

The North Carolina Supreme Court has sent a tricky workers’ compensation case back the Industrial Commission for additional fact-finding. Cardwell v. Jenkins Cleaner involves a plaintiff who was injured when she slipped on some black ice three feet away from the back door to her office. Our coverage of the Court of Appeals’ split-decision in […]

Filed Under: In the News, Premises Liability, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Appeals, Case Commentary, Compensable Injury, Employer Premises, Industrial Commission, NC Supreme Court, North Carolina Advocates for Justice

November 24, 2010 By nicole

NC Supreme Court denies review in Taylor v. Town of Garner; win for plaintiff

The North Carolina Supreme Court denied the defendants’ petition for discretionary review (PDR) in Taylor v. Town of Garner. The Court of Appeals decided earlier this year that Officer Taylor is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits from the Town of Garner for the injury he suffered while working as a mounter officer at an N.C. […]

Filed Under: In the News, Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: NC Supreme Court, Police Officers, Results, Valerie Johnson

March 16, 2010 By nicole

NC Supreme Court approves Industrial Commission’s transition process

On Friday, in Baxter v. Danny Nicholson, Inc., the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld an Industrial Commission decision that defendants had attacked on the grounds that one of the Commissioners was not authorized to exercise his powers on the day of the decision. The case arose out of the transition when one of the Commissioners was […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Case Commentary, Constitutional Law, Industrial Commission, NC Constitution, NC Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court

December 22, 2009 By nicole

Supreme Court affirms COA on employment at will case

In Franco v. Lipposcience, Inc., the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed per curiam an NC Court of Appeals decision regarding employment at will. The COA had issued a split-decision earlier this year, with Judge Wynn writing for the majority and Judge Erwin dissenting. The plaintiff, who had been the VP of Marketing, was terminated and sought to […]

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, Employment At-Will, Employment Contract, NC Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court

August 28, 2009 By nicole

Today’s employment decision by the NC Supreme Court

Carolina Power & Light Company v. Employment Security Commission: At issue was whether an employee who accepts a voluntary early retirement package, offered by the employer as part of a company-wide downsizing, is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that the employee was not entitled to benefits because he still […]

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