Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP is pleased to welcome Carmelle Alipio and Patrick Scott to the firm’s Raleigh office. Carmelle received her Juris Doctor from Emory University and finished in the top 10% in her class. During her tenure at Emory, she was the first Woman and Woman of Color to be elected as…
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There are two categories of workers’ compensation claims: injury by accident and occupational disease claims. Occupational diseases are contracted over time based on the nature of the employee’s job. Some of the most common examples are hearing loss, respiratory diseases from alleged exposure to harmful chemicals or dust, and carpal tunnel syndrome. North Carolina has…
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Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP is pleased to welcome Megan E. Cook to the firm’s Raleigh office. Meg received her Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law and practiced in Virginia for several years. She has experience with a variety of liability matters including motor vehicle negligence and wrongful death and…
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Teague Campbell is proud to announce that 13 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. The firm maintains its reputation among clients and peers by consistently being recognized by organizations such as Best Lawyers®. The firm is also pleased to announce that Julie Hooten was…
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently released two decisions that impact the state’s exclusive remedy doctrine. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.1, the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act provides an exclusive remedy for unintentional work-related injuries. This provision affords North Carolina employers “limited” liability and allows employers to more accurately calculate their exposures, unlike…
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In the world of insurance, it is inevitable that policies will be cancelled. As you can imagine, there is nothing worse than receiving a claim on a policy well after the effective date of cancellation. What should be a simple, clear cut denial of liability can quickly spiral into an expensive defense effort resulting in…
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Consider Removal to take advantage of Rule 35 under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A psychological exam can be a valuable tool to defend against an emotional distress claim arising out of an underlying tort, and a vocational-rehabilitation exam can be instrumental in defending against a large lost earning capacity claim. But the plain language…
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Teague Campbell attorneys Kyla Block and Melissa Woodard recently received a favorable decision from the Full Commission in a nuanced disability argument. Melissa argued the case before the Full Commission in February 2019 and the Commission’s Opinion and Award was filed July 2019. The claim involved a high-level employee at a production plant who sustained…
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The increasing trend of employers to provide on-site medical staff can have numerous benefits for both employees and employers. Due to convenience, employees may be more likely to utilize the on-site medical services, leading to quicker identification of health issues and easier management of health care needs and costs for both parties. Employees may spend…
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Among the bills to emerge from the ongoing 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is a structural and substantive revision of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 22B-1, which invalidates certain indemnity agreements in the construction industry. Among the substantive revisions are a new subsection (b) deems invalid any indemnity agreement unless “the fault of…
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