Staggs v. National Health Corp.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We review the conclusions of law of the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel to determine whether an employee is entitled to collect post-judgment interest on an award of discretionary costs or on medical expenses an employer is ordered to repay to a third-party health insurance carrier.

The trial court decided that under the general statutes regarding interest on judgments, TenmCode Ann. §§ 47-14-121 and - 122, an employee is entitled to collect post-judgment interest on both the reimbursed medical expenses and the award of discretionary costs. The…