Legal Opinion
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Cranford
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 15, 2008No. 2060599PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Goodyear Tire Rubber Company ("Goodyear") appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of its former employee, James Cranford. In 2003, Cranford injured his right knee while working for Goodyear. Cranford filed a workers' compensation complaint pursuant to § 25-5-81, Ala. Code 1975, in the Etowah Circuit Court on May 30, 2005, alleging that the injury had caused him to develop deep vein thrombosis ("DVT"), or a blood clot, in his leg. Cranford requested that the court determine that he was permanently and totally disabled and that he was entitled to workers' compensation benefits.
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