Watson v. Xtra Mile Driver Training, Inc.

Respectfully, I concur in part and dissent in part. I concur with the majority’s holdings that: (1) Watson’s strength assessment was properly admitted into evidence, and (2) the employer is entitled to a credit for payment of temporary disability benefits made after Watson reached maximum medical improvement. I respectfully dissent, however, from the majority’s holding that Watson is not permanently and totally disabled, pursuant to sections 42-9-10 and 42-9-30(21) of the South Carolina Code (Supp.2011).

In South Carolina, there are two models of workers’ compensation; the first, an economic…