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02/18/25  |  News and Events

10 Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Included in 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that six of our attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers® and four were included in North Carolina Rising Stars®, both

01/07/25  |  News and Events

Three Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2025 Legal Elite

Congratulations to the following Hedrick Gardner attorneys selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for 2025. M. Duane Jones – Appellate Catherine E. Lee – Employment Allen C. Smith –

12/17/24  |  Workers’ Compensation

The Supreme Court Affirms Extended Benefits Standard

On Friday, December 13, 2024, our Supreme Court issued a decision in Sturdivant v. N. Carolina Dep’t of Pub. Safety, which affirmed what the North Carolina Legislature has already confirmed: the “total loss

04/05/24  |  Workers’ Compensation

Supreme Court Limits Compensability of Weight Loss Treatment Recommended for Injured Employees

On Friday March 22, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a favorable decision for the defense in Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah’s Playloft Preschool, No. 173PA22 (N.C. 2024).  Lindsay Wikle and Duane Jones from Hedrick

09/28/23  |  Workers’ Compensation

NC Legislature Clarifies ‘Extended Benefits’ Law

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

05/30/23  |  Workers’ Compensation

COA Issues Opinion On Extended Benefits

The Court of Appeals Issues Its First Opinion on Extended Benefits The Court of Appeals has issued its first opinion on extended disability benefits, which came into being following the 2011 amendments

01/14/22  |  News and Events

Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers

North Carolina – January 13, 2022. Four attorneys from Hedrick Gardner were selected to the 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers® list and four were selected as Rising Stars for 2022. Additionally, Patricia P. Shields was