Supreme Court Deadlocks, again, on Comp Case

For the second time in less than a year, the North Carolina Supreme Court has had to uphold a Court of Appeals decision in a comp dispute by default because one justice recused herself and the remaining six members split 3-3. This time, the court is leaving attorneys without guidance on whether workers' compensation exclusivity could shield Cleveland County from tort liability for the death of 24-year-old Travis Kidd. Kidd was crushed by a trash compacter while working at a county landfill in 2010. He had gotten the job through WorkForce Staffing, a temporary employment agency th...