Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 21, 2000No. 1644992PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Judge.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation contends the Workers’ Compensation Commission erred when it ruled that Michalene L. Robinson’s psychiatric condition was causally related to her injury by accident. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the commission’s award.
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Michalene L. Robinson sustained a work-related injury on January 11, 1995, when her thumb was caught in a- machine. The next day, Dr. Richard Holm, an orthopedist, performed surgery on Robinson to repair a deep laceration and fracture of her right thumb. He released her to light duty to begin on January 16, 1995, instructing…
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