Legal Opinion
Coffey v. Weyerhaeuser Company
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Decided March 1, 2011No. I.C. NO. 835057Published
1Opinion of the Court
The undersigned have reviewed the prior Opinion and Award based upon the record of the proceedings before the Deputy Commissioner and the briefs and arguments of the parties. The appealing party has good grounds to reconsider the evidence. Accordingly, the Full Commission reverses the Opinion and Award of Deputy Commissioner Gheen.
ISSUES
1. Whether the parties in a workers' compensation action may negotiate a settlement agreement that provides for a final determination of disability date that potentially affects the rights of beneficiaries of death benefits under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-38 where…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pruitt v. Knight Publishing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Brookover v. Borden, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1990
- Carolinas Medical Center v. Employers & Carriers Listed in Exhibit ACourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
- Kelly v. Duke UniversityCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- Estate of Apple Ex Rel. Apple v. Commercial Courier Express, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004