Sheffield v. Brown & Root Construction, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Willie Sheffield sustained an injury to his back while performing his job for his employer, Brown & Root Construction, Inc. (Brown & Root). He subsequently filed suit against Brown & Root, seeking workers’ compensation benefits for permanent total disability.

The parties stipulated, inter alia, that Sheffield’s average weekly earnings at the time of his injury were $480; that for a period of 96 weeks following his injury, Sheffield received temporary total disability benefits in the amount of $30,721.92; and that up to the date of the trial, Sheffield had received…