Stericycle, Inc. v. Patterson

PITTMAN, Judge.

Stericycle, Inc., appeals from a judgment determining that Sonja Patterson suffers from a 57% permanent partial disability and awarding her benefits, pursuant to the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, §' 25-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”). Stericycle argues that the trial court’s medical-causation and disability determinations are not supported by substantial evidence.

Factual and Procedural Background

Stericycle is engaged in the business of medical-waste management, collection, and removal. Patterson was employed as a route truck driver; her duties were to collect…