The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a lump-sum award of benefits can be allowed where the amount of future installments is uncertain.
Case: Blackwell v. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, No. COA20-829, 03/01/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Carmela Blackwell worked for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as a teacher. She suffered numerous physical and mental injuries while breaking up a fight.
The Industrial Commission found Blackwell to be permanently and totally disabled and awarded her weekly benefits.
Sometime later, Blackwe...
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