Belinda LeMarie v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Senior Judge Roy B. Morgan
- Status
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture
- appeal to Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirming Appeals Board decision
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The court affirmed the Appeals Board's decision requiring Lowe's to provide employee with a new panel of physicians to treat her work-related foot injury after her treating physician discharged her.
Excerpt
Belinda LeMaire ("Employee") sustained an injury to her right foot while working forLowe's Home Centers, LLC ("Employer"). The claim was accepted as compensable, andthe Court of Workers' Compensation Claims ("trial court") entered a compensation orderawarding permanent-partial disability benefits along with future reasonable and necessaryrnedical benefits. Employee subsequently filed a petition for benefit determination statingthat she had been discharged by her treating physician, and Employer was refusing toprovide additional medical treatment. Following a hearing, the trial court ordered Employerto provide Employee with a new panel of physicians qualified and willing to treat her workrelatedinjury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ("Appeals l3oard") affirmed.Employer has appealed and the appeal has been referred to the Special Workers'Compensation Appeals Panel pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 51. We affirmthe judgment of the Appeals Board and adopt its opinion as set forth in the attachedAppendix.
Similar Rulings
<p>Appeal, No. 41, Jan. T., 1.918, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., Sept. T., 1917, No. 16, reversing decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Jennie Y. Smith v. State -Workmen’s Insurance Fund.</p> <p>Appeal from Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing appeal from report of referee. Before Whitehead, P. J.</p> <p>The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.</p> <p>The court reversed the action of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. Defendant appealed.</p> <p>Error assigned was the judgment of the court.</p>
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