BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Harris

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal proceeds from a Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission order granting a claimant’s motion to compel payment of medical treatment relating to a kidney condition caused by medication taken for an admittedly compensable lung injury. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. On October 6, 1997, the claimant, Larry B. Harris, inhaled materials under a building while installing cables in the course of his employment with BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. (BellSouth). BellSouth provided compensation benefits to Harris for the pulmonary…