Court Decisions

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NCIC former law clerk and current Deputy Commissioner Jim Gillen and the late Nancy Warren Gregory, law clerk and later Deputy Commissioner, actively assisted in the preparation of the N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals portions of this page. We have tried to include every precedent-setting case from January 1, 1995 to present. We also included selected slip opinions from 1993 and 1994.

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List of SCONC Decisions, 1994-Present

 

N.C. Court of Appeals

U.S. Code

List of COA Decisions, 1994-Present

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Contiguous States’ Court Systems 


N.C. Judicial Branch

The North Carolina Appellate Courts (http://www.nccourts.org/) include:

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N.C. Supreme Court Decisions

The Internet addresses for Supreme Court of North Carolina Opinions, December 1997 to present, are:

the insider maintains web pages for selected N.C. Supreme Court Opinions, November 3, 1994 to present. The Internet address is:

http://www.nando.net/insider/supreme/supco.html

WARNING: The following selection of N.C. Supreme Court opinions in Workers’ Compensation cases is by no means comprehensive. It does not include opinions that were reported per Rule 30(e).

2009

June 18, 2009

May 1, 2009

2008

December 12, 2008

October 10, 2008

August 27, 2008

June 12, 2008

April 11, 2008

March 7, 2008

January 25, 2008

2007

December 7, 2007

November 9, 2007

October 12, 2007

June 28, 2007

January 26, 2007

2006

November 17, 2006

October 6, 2006

August 18, 2006

May 5, 2006

2005

December 16, 2005

October 7, 2005

May 5, 2005

April 7, 2005

March 4, 2005

2004

October 7, 2004

August 13, 2004

June 25, 2004

May 7, 2004

2003

June 13, 2003

May 2, 2003

February 28, 2003

2002

November 22, 2002

May 10, 2002

February 1, 2002

2001

November 9, 2001

July 20, 2001

May 4, 2001

April 6, 2001

2000

December 21, 2000

October 6, 2000

June 16, 2000

May 5, 2000

March 3, 2000

1999

December 3, 1999

October 8, 1999

June 25, 1999

May 7, 1999

April 9, 1999

February 5, 1999

1998

December 31, 1998

October 9, 1998

May 8, 1998

February 9, 1998

1997

September 5, 1997

July 24, 1997

June 6, 1997

May 9, 1997

April 11, 1997

February 10, 1997

1996

December 6, 1996

October 11, 1996

September 6, 1996

July 31, 1996

June 13, 1996

May 10, 1996

February 9, 1996

1995

November 3, 1995

October 6, 1995

April 7, 1995

1994

May 6, 1994

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N.C. Court of Appeals Decisions

The Internet addresses for North Carolina Supreme Court of Opinions, December 1997 to present, are:

the insider maintains web pages for selected N.C. Court of Appeals Opinions, November 1, 1994 to present. The Internet address is:

http://www.nando.net/insider/appeals/appeals.html

WARNING: The following selection of N.C. Court of Appeals opinions in Workers’ Compensation cases is by no means comprehensive, but it now includes PDF versions of opinions that were reported per Rule 30(e) (see important note above). On October 7, 2002, the N.C. Supreme Court Amended the Rules of Appellate Procedure to Allow Citation of Rule 30(e) Opinions.

2010

February 2, 2010

January 19, 2010

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 5, 2010

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2009

December 22, 2009

December 8, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 17, 2009

November 3, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 20, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 6, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 15, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 1, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 18, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 4, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 21, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 7, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 16, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 2, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 19, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 5, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 21, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 7, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 17, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 3, 2009

February 17, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 20, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 6, 2009

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2008

December 16, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 2, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 18, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 4, 2008

October 7, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 16, 2008

September 2, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 19, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 5, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 15, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 1, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 17, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 3, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 20, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 6, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 15, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 1, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 18, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 4, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 19, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 5, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 15, 2008

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2007

December 18, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 4, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 20, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 6, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 16, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 2, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 4, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 21, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 7, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 17, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 3, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 19, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 5, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 15, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 1, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 17, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 3, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 20, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 6, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 6, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 16, 2007

January 2, 2007

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2006

December 19, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 5, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 21, 2006

November 7, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 17, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 3, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 19, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 5, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 15, 2006

August 1, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 18, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 5, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 20, 2006

June 6, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 16, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 2, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 18, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 4, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 21, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 7, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 21, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 7, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 17, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 3, 2006

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2005

December 20, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 6, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 15, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 1, 2005

October 18, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 4, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 20, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 6, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 16, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 2, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 19, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 5, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 21, 2005

June 7, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 17, 2005

May 3, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 19, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 5, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 15, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 1, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 15, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 1, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 18, 2005

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 4, 2005

2004

December 21, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 7, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 16, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 2, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 19, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 5, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 21, 2004

September 7, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 17, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 3, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 20, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 6, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 15, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 1, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 18, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 4, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 20, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 6, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 16, 2004

March 2, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 17, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 3, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 20, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 6, 2004

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2003

December 16, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 2, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 18, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 4, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 21, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 7, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 16, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 2, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 19, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 5, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 15, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 1, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 17, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 3, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 20, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 6, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 15, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 1, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 18, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 6, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 18, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 21, 2003

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 7, 2003

2002

December 31, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 17, 2002

December 3, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 19, 2002

November 5, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 15, 2002

October 1, 2002

September 17, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 3, 2002

August 20, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 6, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 16, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 2, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 18, 2002

June 4, 2002

May 21, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 7, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 16, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 2, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 19, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 5, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 19, 2002

February 5, 2002

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 2, 2002

2001

December 28, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 18, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 4, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 20, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 6, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 16, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 2, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 18, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 21, 2001

August 7, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 17, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 3, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 19, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 5, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 15, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 1, 2001

April 17, 2001

April 3, 2001

March 20, 2001

March 6, 2001

February 20, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 6, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 16, 2001

January 2, 2001

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

2000

December 29, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 19, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

December 5, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

November 7, 2000

October 17, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

October 3, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 19, 2000

August 29, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 15, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

August 1, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 18, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

July 5, 2000

June 20, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

June 6, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 16, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

May 2, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 18, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

April 4, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

March 21, 2000

March 7, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 15, 2000

Reports per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

February 1, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

January 18, 2000

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

1999

December 30, 1999

December 21, 1999

October 19, 1999

October 5, 1999

September 21, 1999

September 7, 1999

August 3, 1999

July 20, 1999

July 6, 1999

June 15, 1999

June 1, 1999

May 18, 1999

April 20, 1999

April 6, 1999

March 16, 1999

March 2, 1999

February 16, 1999

February 2, 1999

January 21, 1999

January 5, 1999

1998

December 29, 1998

December 15, 1998

November 17, 1998

November 3, 1998

October 6, 1998

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

September 15, 1998

August 18, 1998

August 4, 1998

July 29, 1998

July 7, 1998

June 16, 1998

April 30, 1998

February 3, 1998

January 20, 1998

January 6, 1998

1997

November 18, 1997

November 4, 1997

October 21, 1997

September 2, 1997

August 5, 1997

July 15, 1997

July 1, 1997

June 17, 1997

May 20, 1997

May 6, 1997

March 18, 1997

March 4, 1997

February 18, 1997

February 4, 1997

January 21, 1997

1996

December 17, 1996

December 3, 1996

November 19, 1996

November 5, 1996

October 15, 1996

September 17, 1996

September 3, 1996

August 20, 1996

August 6, 1996

July 16, 1996

July 2, 1996

June 18, 1996

June 4, 1996

May 21, 1996

May 7, 1996

April 16, 1996

April 2, 1996

March 19, 1996

March 5, 1996

February 20, 1996

February 6, 1996

January 16, 1996

January 2, 1996

1995

December 19, 1995

December 5, 1995

November 21, 1995

November 7, 1995

October 3, 1995

September 5, 1995

August 1, 1995

July 18, 1995

July 5, 1995

June 20, 1995

June 6, 1995

May 16, 1995

May 2, 1995

April 18, 1995

March 21, 1995

February 21, 1995

February 7, 1995

1994

December 20, 1994

December 6, 1994

November 1, 1994

October 18, 1994

June 21, 1994

Report per Rule 30(e) (see important note above).

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