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Vernon Sumwalt

Vernon Sumwalt is the Founding Partner of The Sumwalt Group Workers’ Comp and Trial Lawyers in Charlotte, North Carolina. He practices workers’ compensation law and has more than 25 years of experience. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar (1998) and the South Carolina Bar (1998). A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, he has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers, including multiple “Lawyer of the Year” honors in Charlotte.

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Families File First Wave of COVID-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Workers Deaths

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Last Modified on Aug 01, 2020

On July 30, 2020, the Wall Street Journal published an article about employees (and their families) filing lawsuits against their employers for COVID-19 exposures. The article is at https://apple.news/AqZPQlaT6SQaw3tYrXqDcYA. This article is curious and likely misleading. As a general rule, workers’ compensation laws shield businesses…