Legal Opinion
Davis v. Alexsis, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 24, 1999No. 03A01-9811-CV-00373PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, J.
This is an action by a worker against an adjusting company hired by a workers’ compensation carrier to manage the worker’s claim.
The complaint charges that the defendant improperly stopped paying temporary total disability benefits which caused the worker to suffer serious emotional and mental injury by aggravating an underlying past traumatic stress disorder. Defendant later resumed payments.
The Trial Court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss, holding that T.C.A. § 50-6-108 afforded the exclusive remedy.
Workers’ compensation laws “involve a quid pro quo in that the workers…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Plough, Inc. v. Premier Pneumatics, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- Cooper v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
- Perry v. Transamerica Ins. GroupCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
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