Morrison v. Public Service Co. of North Carolina, Inc.

JACKSON, Judge.

On 22 April 2004, defendants — Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (“defendant-employer”) and Key Risk Management Services, which administers defendant-employer’s self-funded workers’ compensation account — voluntarily settled workers’ compensation claims filed by Robert Morrison (“plaintiff’). Pursuant to the Agreement for Final Compromise Settlement and Release (“Agreement”), defendants would pay plaintiff a lump sum payment of $127,500.00 less attorneys’ fees and would continue to pay plaintiff temporary total disability benefits up to the date the Agreement was…