Legal Opinion
Espinosa v. Tradesource, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 3, 2013No. COA13-220, COA13-466PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Judge.
Introduction
COA 13-220 and COA 13-4661 involve issues surrounding the workers’ compensation benefits provided to Jorge Espinosa (“Plaintiff’) after he was shot while employed as a construction crew supervisor for Tradesource, Inc. (“Tradesource”). As a result of Plaintiff’s admittedly compensable injury, he is a high-level paraplegic. Additional facts necessary to the discussion of the issues raised by this appeal are provided below.
A. Procedural History
Plaintiff was injured on 13 August 2010. Tradesource and its insurer, Arch Insurance Company (“Arch”),2 (collectively,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. HennisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
- Matter of HelmsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
- Sink v. EasterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Hogan v. Cone Mills Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. BadsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015
- Kennedy v. RamirezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2014
- Tinajero v. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2014
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