A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a factory worker timely filed a claim for benefits within two years of the date she last received treatment for her back injury.
Case: Cunningham v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. COA19-909, 10/06/2020, published.
Facts: Doris Cunningham worked as a press operator for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Her job required her to walk an average of eight to nine miles a day and lift between 1,000 to 1,400 tires in every 12-hour shift.
In 2011, Cunningham injured her back on two occasions. She filed two workers’ compensation cl...
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