Madlock v. Square D Co.

NATURE OF CASE

Amanda Madlock appeals from the judgment of a Workers’ Compensation Court review panel that reversed, in part, an award entered by the trial court. The review panel found that because Madlock’s foot injury (a scheduled member injury) was taken into consideration in determining her loss of earning capacity, the trial court’s award of separate benefits for the member injury constituted an impermissible double recovery of benefits.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

With respect to questions of law in workers’ compensation cases, an appellate court is obligated to make its own determination. Hobza v.…