The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could proceed with a medical negligence claim against his employer and a coworker for insufficient treatment after a stroke.
Case: Jackson v. Timken Co., No. COA18-695, 05/21/2019, published.
Facts and procedural history: Todd Jackson worked for the Timken Co. He filed a suit for medical negligence against his employer and the company nurse, asserting he had been negligently diagnosed and treated after a stroke at work.
Jackson had earlier filed a workers’ compensation claim based on the same allegations. A deputy commissioner de...
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