Shockley v. Cairn Studios Ltd.

TYSON, Judge.

Gary Shockley (“plaintiff’) appeals the denial of his claim to compensation for an occupational disease by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Commission”). Defendants, Cairn Studios Ltd. (“defendant-employer”) and Maryland Insurance Group/Zurich Insurance Company (“defendant-carrier”), cross-assign as error the denial of a credit for benefits paid to plaintiff. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Facts

Plaintiff began work as a production manager for defendant-employer on 4 October 1993. Plaintiffs job duties included the manufacture of plastic figurines. The…