Freeman v. Rothrock

*33JACKSON, Judge.

J.L. Rothrock (“defendant-employer”), its insurance carrier, North American Specialty, and its insurance administrator, Aequicap Claims Services, Inc. (collectively, “defendants”) appeal from an order of the Full Commission of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“Full Commission”) awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Randy B. Freeman (“plaintiff’). For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

Plaintiff has a history of lower back problems, having experienced back injuries in 1992 and 1996 and having filed workers’ compensation claims with respect to both injuries. As a…