NC Panel Says Worker Shooting Suit Belongs In Commission

By Mike Curley ( July 1, 2026, 6:28 PM EDT) -- A North Carolina appellate panel on Wednesday sent a widower's suit over the shooting death of his wife by a coworker to the state's Industrial Commission, saying that new evidence produced after a previous appeal shows that the shooting was work-related and therefore falls under the state's Workers' Compensation Act....

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