On October 24, 2017, legendary trial attorney John Wishart Campbell, 94, passed away at his residence in Lumberton, N.C. Mr. Campbell took his oath in 1949, was a partner in two Lumberton firms, and later became one of the founding partners of Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP in Raleigh, N.C. As his obituary highlights,…
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In Ball v. Bayada Home Health Care, Plaintiff worked for Bayada as a certified nurse’s assistant for nine months before she was transferred to a new location and began working with a single client. As a result of this change, Plaintiff’s hourly wage and number of hours increased. Plaintiff sustained a work-related injury on February…
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Congratulations to Matt Little on his recent invitation to join the American Board of Trial Advocates! ABOTA has chapters in every state, and their members constitute an elite group of trial lawyers, nationwide. The general purpose of ABOTA, as stated on their website, is to “foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice…
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission recently announced a stricter policy, which includes increased sanctions for failing to timely file a Form 60, 61 or 63. Pursuant to an October 2, 2017 Memorandum issued by the North Carolina Industrial Commission, effective December 1, 2017, there will be changes to the sanction amounts and processes for sanctions pursuant to…
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Although there is still no official procedure for submitting Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (LMSAs) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for review and approval, CMS announced in a written release to physicians and medical providers/suppliers that, effective October 1, 2017, it intends to deny payment for services under diagnosis codes associated with…
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Industrial Commission Executive Secretary Meredith Henderson announced this week that beginning Monday, September 18, 2017, the Commission will no longer accept motion filings or motion responses from adjusters or insurance carriers. Documents the Commission will no longer accept from adjusters include Form 24s, and responses to Form 23s, Form 28Us and Form 18Ms, as well…
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Following North Carolina’s July 2017 legislative change to the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, one might have put aside concerns over Wilkes v City of Greenville; resting assured that the slippery slope within NC Workers’ Compensation claims as to compensability of late-reported and or ‘new’ injury conditions remained merely that, a slippery slope, rather than…
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Effective December 31, 2017, named partner Henry W. Gorham will begin a well-deserved retirement, while remaining in an advisory role as “Of Counsel” for the firm. As one of the founding members of Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham, LLP, Henry has been actively involved in shaping the legal landscape in North Carolina and is revered…
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If you have worked on the defense side of workers’ compensation claims for any period of time, the above headline likely sounds like a work of fiction. While we have all heard of the elaborate measures the NCIC Fraud Investigation Unit takes to prosecute employers who fail to maintain proper insurance coverage, the idea of…
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The last two years have seen rapid changes in equal pay legislation, and the nation-wide trend of enacting and amending equal pay legislation to provide greater protection for employees, and impose increased obligations on employers, is showing no signs of slowing. With equal pay legislation trending across the country, employers can expect to see a…
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