Saunders — Workers’ compensation lien order vacated because settlement was not yet unconditional
In a per curiam opinion, the Court of Appeals followed binding precedent and held that the trial court lacked authority to distribute or eliminate the lien on the record presented. Arguments of counsel were not evidence of an unconditional agreement, and a condition precedent remained disputed. The panel vacated and remanded, explaining that the trial court may act under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-10.2(j) if evidence later