NC Supreme Court Sets New Precedent for Medical Malpractice Liability for Specialized Nurses

Meg Cook

In a recent decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court, liability for nurses was modified, specifically in the instant case addressing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and specialized nurses, who “participate in the decision-making” with the supervising physician. Factual Background In Connette Ex. Rel. Gullatte v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. Auth., the plaintiffs petitioned the North Carolina…

Attorneys Elizabeth Ligon and Logan Shipman Publish Article in LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis

Teague Campbell

Teague Campbell attorneys Elizabeth Ligon and Logan Shipman have been featured in LexisNexis’ 2022 Edition of Workers’ Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis. This year’s issue highlights the 50 year anniversary of the National Commission on State Workman’s [sic] Compensation Laws, a Commission that met in 1972 to discuss the American workers’ compensation system and out of which…

An Historical Analysis of North Carolina’s Extended Benefits Cap and Potential Constitutional Challenges to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-29

Elizabeth Ligon and Logan Shipman

The 1972 Report of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws and the Elimination of North Carolina’s Cap on Extended Benefits Created in 1929 as a compromise between the state’s employers and its workers, the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act originally contained a 400-week cap on indemnity benefits. On July 31, 1972, the National…