Metals USA Plates & Shapes Southeast, Inc. v. Conner

THOMPSON,

Presiding Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

In its judgment, the trial court found that Albert Conner’s chronic lower-back pain was a natural consequence flowing from the initial injury to Conner’s ankle. Metals USA Plates and Shapes Southeast, Inc., did not allege that compensation for Conner’s ankle was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. When the trial court considered Conner’s back pain as part of its determination of the extent of Conner’s disability and the amount of workers’ compensation benefits he was en*436titled to for his work-related injuries, it…