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WILKINS v. J.P. STEVENS & CO.

No. 16PA91.

426 S.E.2d 675 (1993)

333 N.C. 449

Herman A. WILKINS, Employee, Plaintiff, v. J.P. STEVENS & COMPANY, Employer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and/or Burlington Industries, Employer; American Motorists Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taft, Taft & Haigler by Robin E. Hudson and Thomas F. Taft, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore by Jeri L. Whitfield and J. Donald Cowan, Greensboro, for defendant-appellees Burlington Industries and American Motorist Ins. Co.

Hunton & Williams by Randall D. Avram, Raleigh, for North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, amicus curiae.

Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, P.A. by Richard M. Lewis, Raleigh, for North Carolina Textile Mfrs. Ass'n, amicus curiae.

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This is a claim for workers' compensation benefits based on plaintiff's contention that he has been rendered totally disabled by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) caused by his long exposure to cotton dust while working for defendant Burlington Industries (Burlington).1 The evidence before the Industrial Commission (Commission) tended to show that plaintiff's exposure to cotton dust played no causal role...

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