Washington v. Woodland Village Nursing Home

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Bernita J. Washington filed a workers’ compensation claim for injuries to her neck and lower back that she alleged resulted from her fall at work on December 14, 2001. Washington’s employer, Woodland Village Nursing Home, and its insurance carrier, Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company (collectively, Woodland), paid Washington temporary total and temporary partial disability benefits and medical expenses, including the cost of her neck *345surgery. Subsequently, Washington sought approval from Woodland for lower back surgery and for a second surgical procedure on…