Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Ford Motor Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2012No. 2011-SC-000294-WCPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Affirming a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board, the Court of Appeals determined that partial disability awards rendered for injuries incurred at different times did not entitle the claimant to receive at any time combined weekly benefits that exceeded the maximum for permanent total disability.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the maximum benefit permitted by KRS 342.730(l)(a) applies only to individual awards. We affirm because we conclude that it does not.
The claimant sought benefits for work-related lumbar spine injuries sustained in 2001 and 2002…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adkins v. R & S BODY CO.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- Cabe v. SkeensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Osborne Mining Corporation v. BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Dunn v. EatonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. v. SullivanKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
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