North Carolina’s Workers’ Comp Act, specifically N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-29(c), has a 500 week “cap” on entitlement to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. The statute also provides an employee with the opportunity to apply for extended TTD benefits beyond 500 weeks, upon a showing that the employee has suffered from a “total loss of wage-earning […]
Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen are deployed across the globe, going in harm’s way to preserve and protect our freedom. Servicemen and women selflessly give up their freedoms on our behalf by leaving friends and family behind as they serve our country. Unfortunately, when many heroes come home, they begin a new battle […]
August 17, 2023. Hedrick Gardner is proud to have 22 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and one lawyer recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 editions. This is the first time Erica Lewis and Salvatore Popolillio have been included on the list. Additionally, Kristie L. Hedrick received the Best Lawyers® 2024 Personal Injury Litigation – […]
The Court of Appeals Issues Its First Opinion on Extended Benefits By Duane Jones The Court of Appeals has issued its first opinion on extended disability benefits, which came into being following the 2011 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 97-29(c). In Sturdivant v. N.C. Dept. of Public Safety, COA22-421 (April 18, 2023), the Court held that […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Removes Maximum Time Limit to use Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Amended Review Process By Shannon Metcalf Do you have cases that you cannot settle due to an outdated, CMS-approved WCMSA? If so, there is good news as CMS has changed the Amended Review process to […]
By Brooke A. Mulenex; Kendra D. Roberts The Industrial Commission has issued two Opinions at the Deputy Commissioner level on COVID claims. Both claims involve pro-se claimants and there was no expert testimony; both claims were denied and no benefits were awarded. While both were in Defendant’s favor, the true value of these decisions is […]
January 18, 2023. Six attorneys from Hedrick Gardner were selected to the 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers® list and four were selected as Rising Stars for 2023. Additionally, Patricia P. Shields was listed on the Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers list. The Hedrick Gardner attorneys selected to the 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list are: M. Duane Jones, Appellate Mel […]
November 3, 2022. Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP received several top rankings in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2023 “Best Law Firms” report. The firm received Tier 1 regional rankings, the highest category awarded, in eight categories. The full firm report is as follows: Metropolitan Tier 1 Charlotte: Raleigh: Columbia (SC): Metropolitan Tier 2 Charlotte: […]
CHARLOTTE, October 1, 2022 — Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo announced today that the attorneys of Nichols, Choi, and Lee have joined Hedrick Gardner’s civil team to further strengthen service capabilities to mutually benefit both firms and their clients. Through this union, Hedrick Gardner welcomes four new attorneys to the firm’s Litigation Group. M. Jackson […]
North Carolina – August 18, 2022. Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023. Jeffrey A. Kadis was named the Best Lawyers® 2023 Charlotte Worker’s Compensation Law – Employers “Lawyer of the Year, ” and Mel J. Garofalo was named the […]
