N.C. Appellate Court Rules for Asbestos Plaintiff in Lien Dispute

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina appellate court has found in favor of an asbestos claimant, determining that a trial court did not err when it eliminated liens on settlement funds. Kingston v. Lyon Construction Inc., et al., No. COA10-193 (N.C. Ct. App.).

In the Nov. 2 opinion, the North Carolina Court of Appeals said that the trial court was correct when it found that the plaintiff's former employer's liens on settlement funds should be reduced to zero.

Carl Benton Kingston brought the workers' compensation claim, contending that he was exposed to asbestos while working for Lyon Construction Inc. …