Ketchie v. Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc.

INMAN, Judge.

*324 Plaintiffs-Appellants are appealing the Full Commission's order denying their claims on the grounds that their claims are not "covered claims," as that term is defined in N.C. Gen.Stat. § 97-130(4), because their last injurious exposure to asbestos occurred before Fieldcrest was a member of the North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association ("the Security Association"). After careful review, we affirm.

*325 When workers who suffer from occupational disease incurred their last injurious exposure to asbestos prior to a self-insurer joining the Security Association, this Court…