Mission Hospital, Inc., must pay the attorney fees of Terry Cawthorn, a nurse who reported a work-related injury in 2008, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found on Aug. 25. The court upheld the state Industrial Commission's determination in April that Mission must pay Cawthorn's "ongoing temporary total disability benefits."
In 2008, Hawthorn reported to her Mission supervisors that she had hurt her back while moving a patient. According to court documents, Mission subsequently mishandled her workers' compensation claim, with "intentional disregard of information indisputably known to it." But in its April 2011 decision, the Industrial Commission denied Cawthorn's call for Mission to pay her attorney fees. The Court of Appeals ruling reverses that decision.
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In 2008, Hawthorn reported to her Mission supervisors that she had hurt her back while moving a patient. According to court documents, Mission subsequently mishandled her workers' compensation claim, with "intentional disregard of information indisputably known to it." But in its April 2011 decision, the Industrial Commission denied Cawthorn's call for Mission to pay her attorney fees. The Court of Appeals ruling reverses that decision.
For the full court ruling, click here or on the link.Read the full article
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