Feltner v. Lamar Advertising, Inc.

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Richard E. Feltner sustained serious and life-threatening injuries when he fell from a billboard while working for defendant-appellant Lamar Advertising, Inc. (“Lamar Advertising”). He brought suit against the defendants under the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 50-6-101— 50-6-705 (“TWCA”). The only issue at trial was whether Feltner suffers from a permanent total disability or a permanent partial disability as a result of his injuries. The district court concluded that Feltner is permanently and totally disabled and ordered…