Legal Opinion
Overman v. Altama Delta Corp.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 2006No. W2005-00794-SC-R9-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined. WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion.
*541We accepted this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Rule 9 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure to determine the enforceability of the employee’s prospective waiver of her reconsideration rights in a workers’ compensation settlement agreement. We conclude that the waiver provision is contrary to both the plain language of Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-114(a) and public policy and, therefore, is unenforceable. Accordingly, we affirm…
3Cases cited5 opinions
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- Joseph P. Cange v. Stotler and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Perrin v. Gaylord Entertainment Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Brewer v. Lincoln Brass Works, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Hardin v. Royal & Sunalliance InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
4Cited by2 opinions
- Overman v. Altama Delta Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Travis, Fred v. Carter Express, Inc.Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 2018