JOHNSON v. FIRST UNION CORP.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Hassell, Jr., and Stephen Neal Camak, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellants and appellees.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., by Robin K. Vinson, Raleigh, for defendant-appellees First Union Corporation, First Union Mortgage Corporation, and Kay Bailey.

Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A., by Elizabeth D. Scott, M. Keith Kapp, and Joanne J. Lambert, Raleigh, for defendant-appellees International Rehabilitation Associates, Inc. (Intracorp) and Pat Edwards.

Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., by Beth R. Fleishman; and Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P., by Derek M. Crump, Raleigh, for defendant-appellants and -appellees CIGNA Property & Casualty Insurance Company, ESIS, and Robin Deffenbaugh.

Richard M. Lewis and John H. Ruocchio, Raleigh, on behalf of Builders Mutual Insurance Company, amicus curiae.

Bailey & Dixon, L.L.P., by David M. Britt, Alan J. Miles, and Dayatra T. King, Raleigh, on behalf of American Insurance Association, amicus curiae.

Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe, L.L.P., by Hatcher Kincheloe and Kenneth Lautenschlager, Charlotte, on behalf of The Travelers Insurance Company, amicus curiae.

Young Moore and Henderson P.A., by J.D. Prather and Joe E. Austin, Jr., Raleigh, on behalf of the North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers, amicus curiae.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, P.L.L.C., by Clayton M. Custer and Alison R. Bost, Winston-Salem, on behalf of Key Risk Management Services, Inc., amicus curiae.

Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, L.L.P., by James G. Exum, Jr.; Caroline H. Lock; and Manning A. Connors, Greensboro, on behalf of North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, amicus curiae.

Donaldson & Black, by Jay A. Gervasi, Jr., Greensboro; Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence, L.L.P., by Martha A. Geer; and Jernigan Law Firm, by N. Victor Farah, Raleigh, on behalf of North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae.