Williams ex rel. Heidgerd v. International Paper Co.

FRYE, Justice.

This case is before this Court upon grant of a petition by plaintiff Douglas Wayne Williams and defendants Corporex Constructors., Inc. (hereinafter Corporex), and Chester Little, d/b/a Custom Pavers and Coating Company, Inc. (hereinafter Little), for discretionary review of a decision of the Court of Appeals reversing a judgment of the superior court determining the amount to be paid to plaintiff from the proceeds of a settlement upon which the employer/compensation carrier claimed a lien under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, N.C.G.S. § 97-10.2.

The issue before…