Billy Overstreet v. TRW Commercial Steering Division - Concurring

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE February 14, 2008 Session BILLY OVERSTREET v. TRW COMMERCIAL STEERING DIVISION ET AL. Extraordinary Appeal from the Chancery Court for Smith County No. 7316 C.K. Smith, Chancellor No. M2007-01817-SC-R10-WC - Filed June 17, 2008 WILLIAM C. KOCH , JR., J., concurring. I concur with the Court’s conclusion that, in the context of litigation regarding a claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the employer and the employer’s lawyer are not entitled to have ex parte communications with the physician treating the employee. However, I base my…