Legal Opinion

Boylan v. Verizon Wireless

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 17, 2009No. COA09-350PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYANT, Judge.

Employer Verizon Wireless, self-insured, and servicing agent Sedgwick CMS, collectively defendants, 1 appeal from an Opinion and Award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission granting plaintiff employee Sheryl Boylan an award for a compensable injury. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part and dismiss in part.

Facts

On 21 July 2003, while working for Verizon Wireless in Greensboro, North Carolina, plaintiff tripped over a box, fell to the floor, and injured her back. Verizon Wireless accepted the compensability of the injury. Verizon Wireless was insured by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Russell v. Lowes Product DistributionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
  2. Hilliard v. Apex Cabinet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. Goff v. Foster Forbes Glass DivisionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000
  4. Ruiz v. Belk Masonry Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  5. Scarboro v. Emery Worldwide Freight Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Medlin v. Weaver Cooke Construction, LLCSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2014
  2. Chandler v. Atlantic Scrap & ProcessingCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  3. Shackleton v. Southern Flooring & Acoustical Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  4. Boylan v. Verizon WirelessSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  5. Boylan v. Verizon WirelessCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

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