Opinion
No. 10PA03
Filed 25 June 2004
On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 154 N.C. App. 512, 571 S.E.2d 865 (2002), reversing an opinion and award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission on 4 October 2001 and remanding for further proceedings. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 October 2003.
Law Offices of Kathleen G. Sumner, by Kathleen G. Sumner; and Jay A. Gervasi, Jr., for plaintiff-appellee. Cranfill, Sumner Hartzog, L.L.P., by Jonathan C. Anders and Jaye E. Bingham, for defendant-appellants. Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner Kincheloe, L.L.P., by M. Duane Jones, on behalf of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae. Teague, Campbell, Dennis Gorham, L.L.P., by Linda Stephens, Bruce A. Hamilton, and Season D. Atkinson, on behalf of the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers, amicus curiae. Mark T. Sumwalt, P.A., by Vernon Sumwalt, on behalf of The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae.
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.