WILLARD v. VP BUILDERS INC.

No. COA13-413.

757 S.E.2d 682 (2014)

Mark WILLARD, Deceased-Employee, Plaintiff, v. VP BUILDERS INC., Employer, Self-Insured, and Sedgwick CMS, Third-Party Administrator, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oxner Thomas + Permar, by Kristin P. Henriksen , for plaintiff-appellee.

Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P., Raleigh, by George H. Pender , Megan B. Baldwin , and Brian M. Love , for defendants-appellants.


DAVIS, Judge.

VP Builders, Inc. and its third-party administrator Sedgwick CMS (collectively "Defendants") appeal from the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding death benefits to Connie Willard ("Ms. Willard"), the widow of Mark Willard ("Plaintiff"), and the Commission's subsequent order denying Defendants' motion for reconsideration. After careful review, we affirm.

Factual Background

On 24 September 2008, Plaintiff...

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