Easter-Rozzelle v. City of Charlotte

HUDSON, Justice.

**286 Defendant, the City of Charlotte, appealed the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission awarding plaintiff, David Easter-Rozzelle, benefits arising out of a 29 June 2009 automobile **287 accident. Easter-Rozzelle v. City of Charlotte , 244 N.C. App. 198 , 780 S.E.2d 244 (2015). On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that because plaintiff had elected to settle his personal injury claim against the third-party tortfeasor without the consent of defendant and had received disbursement of the settlement proceeds, plaintiff was barred from…