Legal Opinion

Perkins v. U.S. Airways

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 18, 2006No. COA05-392PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEER, Judge.

Plaintiff Jennifer Perkins appeals from an opinion and award of the Industrial Commission concluding that she is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. On appeal, Ms. Perkins challenges the Commission’s decision to give greater weight to the testimony of certain expert witnesses, whose testimony was less favorable to her position, rather than the more favorable testimony of other experts. Additionally, Ms. Perkins objects to the Commission’s failure to make findings regarding certain details in the evidence and its failure to draw more inferences in her favor. Because Ms.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Russell v. Lowes Product DistributionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  2. Adams v. AVX Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  3. Viar v. North Carolina Department of TransportationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  4. Anderson v. LINCOLN CONSTRUCTION COMPANYSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  5. Salaam v. North Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

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