ESTATE OF STEPHENS v. ADP TOTALSOURCE DE

No. COA22-372.

886 S.E.2d 537 (2023)

The ESTATE OF Desmond Japrael STEPHENS, Larry F. Stephens, Administrator, Plaintiff, v. ADP TOTALSOURCE DE IV, INC., Micron Precision, LLC d/b/a King Machine of North Carolina and Kory J. Kachur, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed April 4, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hendrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, by M. Duane Jones , Charlotte, G. Anderson Stein , and Tyler A. Stull , Charlotte, for Defendants-Appellants.

Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham, by Coleman Cowan and Preston W. Lesley , and Law Offices of R. Lee Farmer, PLLC, by R. Lee Farmer , for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Desmond Japrael Stephens was crushed to death at his workplace when part of a 2,000-pound metal tire mold that was elevated by a forklift that had been modified without manufacturer approval fell onto his chest. Plaintiff filed willful negligence claims against Stephens' employer and his on-site supervisor (collectively "Defendants...

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