American Cast Iron Pipe Co. v. Blackmon

DONALDSON, Judge.

American Cast Iron Pipe Company (“ACIPCO”) appeals from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court (“the trial court”) awarding Sharon Blackmon permanent-partial-disability benefits pursuant to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq. Blackmon cross-appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by denying her requests for the award of additional costs of litigation against ACIPCO. Because we hold, among other things, that the award of permanent-partial-disability benefits exceeds the amount of benefits authorized under the Act, we…