Legal Opinion
Allen & Rocks, Inc. v. Briggs
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 22, 1998No. 0768983PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.
Allen & Rocks, Inc. and its insurer (collectively referred to as “employer”) contend the Workers’ Compensation Commission (“commission”) erred (1) in finding that Perry Lee Briggs’ (“claimant”) injury to his left knee was a compensable consequence of his work-related back injury; (2) in refusing to remove Dr. Murray Joiner as claimant’s treating physician; and (3) in awarding attorney’s fees. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 24, 1980, claimant, a porter, suffered a compensable injury to his lower back when he…
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