HAWKINS v. WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. COA16-893.

808 S.E.2d 505 (2017)

April HAWKINS, Employee, Plaintiff, v. WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Employer, and Key Risk Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: December 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Offices of Timothy D. Welborn, P.A., Winston-Salem, by Timothy D. Welborn , for plaintiff-appellant.

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP, by M. Duane Jones , Charlotte, and Tonya D. Davis , Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.


Plaintiff appeals from an opinion and award denying her additional compensation because she failed to file a claim against her employer's insurance company. Because plaintiff timely filed her claim for her back injury against her employer, the Industrial Commission erred in denying her claim due to her failure to file a claim against...

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