North Carolina High Court Denies Review In Workers’ Compensation Dispute

Mealey's (April 16, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court on April 5 declined to review a ruling that the bar date and the statute of repose under North Carolina law do not violate the North Carolina or U.S. constitutions, “either facially or as applied” to a claimant filing a workers’ compensation claim with the North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association (NCIGA) (Thelma Bonner Booth, et al. v. Hackney Acquisition Co., et al., No. 402P17, N.C. Sup., 2018 N.C. LEXIS 269)....