Legal Opinion
Powell v. Blalock Plumbing & Electric & HVAC, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 2002No. M2001-00204-WC-WCM-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, J, and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, Sp.J., joined.
The sole issue in this workers’ compensation appeal is whether Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-241(a)(l) applies to limit the claimant’s award of permanent partial disability to two and one-half times the medical impairment rating of 10% to the body as a whole. The trial court determined that the claimant had not made a meaningful return to work and awarded the claimant four times the medical impairment rating, or 40% to the body as a whole. . The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel agreed with the trial court’s…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Nelson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Bryant v. Genco Stamping & Mfg. Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- P & L Const. Co., Inc. v. LankfordTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Newton v. Scott Health Care CenterTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Wilkins v. Kellogg Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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4Cited by3 opinions
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- Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Advocate And Protection Division v. Tennessee Regulatory AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005