Legal Opinion · Dissent

Mississippi Department of Public Safety v. Adcox

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 28, 2014No. 2012-WC-01537-COAPublished

1DissentCarlton, J.

¶ 30. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion and agree with the argument asserted by MBN that the evidence does not support a finding of PTSD. “When a claimant seeks benefits as a result of a compensable mental injury, the burden of proof is raised to clear and convincing evidence of a causal connection between the injury and employment.” *201Barfield v. Miss. State Hosp., 120 So.3d 461, 466 (¶ 17) (Miss.Ct.App.2013) (citation omitted). The claimant must show that the mental injury resulted from “something more than the ordinary incidents of employment.” Scott Colson’s Shop Inc. v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Scott Colson's Shop, Inc. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  2. Barfield v. Mississippi State HospitalCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013

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