Legal Opinion
Walter Word v. Metro Air Services, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 2012No. M2011-02675-SC-R9-WCPublishedCited by 19 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, C.J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
In this interlocutory appeal, we must decide whether a trial court has subject matter jurisdiction over a workers’ compensation case when the time stamp on the complaint is earlier than the “time noted” on the Benefit Review Conference Report, pursuant to Benefit Review Process Rule 0800-2-5-.09(2). Because a workers’ compensation action may not be filed under Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-225(a)(2)(A) (2008) until exhaustion of the benefit review conference process, we hold that when…
3Cases cited18 opinions
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- Osborn v. MarrTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- Landers v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- Chenault v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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4Cited by19 opinions
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- Church Of God In Christ, Inc. v. L. M. Haley Ministries, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
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