The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that an injured worker and his employer cannot independently agree on a settlement if the North Carolina Industrial Commission has gotten involved in the claim, according to the Triangle Business Journal. Danny Allred was injured in a motor vehicle accident while he was employee of Exceptional […]
Settlement
$1.4 million settlement reached in fatal motorcycle accident
After nearly two years since Michael Heaston’s death, his family will receive $1.4 million from the city of Columbia, MO as a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. On July 12, 2010, a city bus made a left-hand turn, without noticing Mr. Heaston on his motorcycle. After unsuccessfully trying to avoid the collision, Mr. Heaston was […]