Worker Wins $332,782 in Suit After Collecting $117k in Comp Benefits

A steamroller driver who was hit by a tractor-trailer won affirmation of a trial court's $332,782 award from his ensuing negligence suit, after already receiving $117,218 in workers' compensation benefits.The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court decision that granted a construction worker an award and denied his employer's request for a $55,000 reimbursement for its steamroller. The case, Outlaw v. Johnson, No. COA07-466,  5/6/08, stems from a high-speed collision that injured claimant and plaintiff, Willie Outlaw.Outlaw, a construction worker, was employed b...