Gaylord Container-Temple Inland v. Dunaway

LThis is a workers’ compensation suit for declaratory judgment filed by the employer, Temple Inland Corp. (TIN), regarding its obligation to pay medical compensation for its employee, Rob Dunaway.

In 1985, Mr. Dunaway suffered a mild heart attack involving his left anterior descending artery. According to the record, the attack was considered to be employment related and TIN paid ongoing medical benefits related thereto. In 1988, Mr. Dunaway experienced another cardiac “episode” involving his right coronary artery. Although the 1988 episode was not considered a “heart attack,” it was…