Matthews v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

SMITH, Judge.

On 27 October 1991, an Opinion and Award by Deputy Commissioner William L. Haigh concluded that Deborah Matthews (Matthews) was temporarily, totally disabled and entitled to $406.00 per week for as long as she remained disabled. Deputy Commissioner Haigh’s findings included the following:

Matthews began working for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (Char-Meek) in January 1991. At that time, Matthews had a history of somatization disorder with Munchausen’s syndrome (feigning an illness warranting some type of unnecessary medical intervention). From August 1989 to December…