Lakey v. U.S. Airways, Inc.

WALKER, Judge.

On 29 May 1992, plaintiff, a flight attendant for defendant U.S. Airways, suffered a back injury when she was hit by a beverage cart during in-flight turbulence. Plaintiff and defendants entered into a Form 21 agreement which was approved by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (Commission) on 2 October 1992. The agreement noted that plaintiff suffered a “Low Back Sprain,” that plaintiff’s “average weekly wage ... at the time of said injury, including overtime and all allowances, was $413.73” and that defendants would pay plaintiff $275.82 beginning 30 May 2001 and…