Lawson v. HANSON BRICK AMERICA, INC.

In this workers’ compensation case, Hanson Brick America, Inc. and Zurich North America (collectively the Appellants) appeal the circuit court’s order reversing the Appellate Panel of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission’s (Appellate Panel) finding that Stevie Lawson’s knee problems were not causally related to his back injury and awarding Lawson temporary total disability benefits. The Appellants argue (1) the circuit court engaged in improper fact finding, (2) substantial evidence supported the Appellate Panel’s decision, (3) the Appellate Panel made sufficiently detailed…