Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Pierce

Opinion

COLE, J.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) appeals an Industrial Commission decision awarding compensation to Jackie Pierce. On appeal, Goodyear presents two issues: (1) whether the commission acted arbitrarily in disregarding the deputy commissioner’s credibility determination without offering a sound basis or rationale for its different conclusion; and (2) whether Pierce unjustifiably refused medical attention in selecting his chiropractor as treating physician after Goodyear’s offer of panel physicians. We affirm.

This case was originally before the commission on Pierce’s…