Mixed Results In Appeal Of Civil Suit By Workers’ Compensation Insurer, Company Representatives

Courtney Britt and Brad Inman

A recent civil case involving a workers’ compensation claim examines the bounds of third-party beneficiary status in North Carolina.  Seguro-Suarez v. Key Risk Insurance Co. began as a workers’ compensation case filed at the North Carolina Industrial Commission.  However, the case recently decided by North Carolina’s Court of Appeals is a civil case which was…