MEHAFFEY v. BURGER KING

No. COA10-1421.

718 S.E.2d 720 (2011)

Dewey D. MEHAFFEY, Employee, Plaintiff, v. BURGER KING, Employer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Carrier, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Sumwalt Law Firm, Charlotte, by Mark T. Sumwalt and Vernon Sumwalt, and Grimes and Teich, Asheville, by Henry E. Teich , for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Hedrick, Gardner, Kincheloe & Garofalo, L.L.P., Charlotte, by Jeremy T. Canipe and M. Duane Jones , for Defendant-Appellants.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Burger King and its insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, (collectively Defendants) appeal from an Opinion and Award entered by the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission) granting Dewey D. Mehaffey (Plaintiff) compensation for past and future attendant care, and payment of expenses for medical care and equipment. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On 13 August 2007, Plaintiff...

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