Hawthorne v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers

JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.

Lester E. Cox Medical Centers (“Cox”) appeals from a final award of workers’ compensation benefits to Carol Hawthorne (“Hawthorne”). The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) found Hawthorne had a permanent partial disability of 12.5% of the body as a whole based on an injury to her back and awarded her $18,736.88. On appeal, Cox claims the Commission erred by: (1) determining that Cox waived any objection based upon § 490.065 to the testimony of Hawthorne’s expert, Dr. Andrew Myers (“Dr. Myers”), by failing to raise this objection during Dr.…