Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE FEW :
**283 An appellate panel of the workers' compensation commission remanded Paula Russell's change of condition claim to a single commissioner for what would be a third ruling on the same claim. Russell appealed the remand order to the court of appeals, which dismissed the appeal on the ground the order was not a final decision, and thus not immediately appealable. We find the remand order is immediately appealable because the commission's unwarranted delay in making a final decision requires immediate review to avoid leaving Russell with no adequate remedy on an appeal from a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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