Issue Commentary: NC Decision Shows Difficult Balancing Required for Lump-Sum Requests
The Workcomp Writer
MARCH 12, 2024
97-44), the state’s Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying an injured employee’s petition to receive a lump-sum payment related to her award of permanent and total disability (PTD) [ Blackwell v. The Commission had afforded little weight, therefore, to the two medical experts’ testimony.
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