Legal Opinion
Kanipe v. Lane Upholstery
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 29, 2000No. COA99-1425PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Judge.
Plaintiff has been employed as a sewer for defendant Lane Upholstery (“Lane”) since 1969. Over a period of several years, plaintiff began experiencing numbness in her hands. However, she never reported any of these problems to either her employer or her regular physician. Finally, in the Spring of 1997, the pain intensified, and she reported the pain and numbness to her gynecologist, Dr. Paul Caporossi. Dr. Caporossi referred her to Dr. John L. de Perczel, a general orthopedic surgeon.
Prior to seeing Dr. de Perczel, plaintiff informed various supervisors at work about her…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Franklin v. Broyhill Furniture IndustriesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
- Kisiah v. W.R. Kisiah Plumbing, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
- Schofield v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Parker v. Thompson-Arthur Paving Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1990
- Craver v. Dixie Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Thompson v. Federal Express GroundCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
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