Whitaker v. Town of Scotland Neck

WAINWRIGHT, Justice.

The issue raised in the present appeal is whether plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to trigger the narrowly defined Woodson exception to the general exclusivity provisions of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). See Woodson v. Rowland, 329 N.C. 330, 407 S.E.2d 222 (1991); see also N.C.G.S. § 97-10.1 (2001) (excluding all rights and remedies against employers other than those specifically set forth in the Workers’ Compensation Act). For the reasons set forth below, we hold that plaintiffs did not meet this burden and that the trial court properly…