State ex rel. Carroll v. Galion Assisted Living, Ltd. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Appellant, Tamara L. Carroll, injured her knee while working. A worker’s compensation claim was allowed for a medial meniscus tear of the right knee. Several months later, Joseph Guth, M.D., performed arthroscopic surgery on Carroll’s knee and found no evidence of a meniscus tear. Based on this new evidence, appellee Industrial Commission exercised its continuing jurisdiction and disallowed Carroll’s claim.

{¶ 2} Carroll filed a petition in the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County pursuant to R.C. 4123.512, alleging that she was entitled to participate in the workers’ compensation…