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The Sumwalt Group Wins State Supreme Court Case

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Last Modified on Aug 17, 2020

On August 14, 2020, the Supreme Court of North Carolina filed its decision in Walker v. K&W Cafeterias, Inc. (No. 99PA19-1), which eliminated a North Carolina workers’ compensation lien from the settlement of a South Carolina Wrongful Death lawsuit. North Carolina workers’ compensation laws provide…

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…