Southern Bell Telephone, Inc. v. Cordell

SORONDO, Judge.

Appellant/respondent, Employer, appeals the lower court’s final judgement in a Rule Nisi proceeding in favor of Appellee/petitioner, Claimant, for attendant care pursuant to a final compensation order.

In January of 1991, Claimant incurred a work related injury, carpal tunnel syndrome. On April 24, 1991, a worker’s compensation claim for benefits was filed seeking, in pertinent part, on-call home attendant care on a 24 hour basis, payable by Employer. On November 15, 1994, the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) entered a final compensation order, awarding Claimant home attendant…