Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Westfield Group
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 2008No. M2006-01571-SC-WCM-WCPublishedCited by 23 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ„ and FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, Sp. J., joined.
This workers’ compensation appeal involves an employer’s liability for medical benefits stemming from injuries that occurred subsequent to an original compen-sable injury. Following a 2001 work-related injury to his elbow, the employee and his employer settled the employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The settlement obligated the employer to pay future medical bills resulting from the elbow injury. Shortly after undergoing cor rective surgery on the injured…
3Cases cited26 opinions
- Hodges v. S.C. Toof & Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- McCall v. WilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Perrin v. Gaylord Entertainment Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Reeser v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Fritts v. Safety National Casualty Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2005
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4Cited by23 opinions
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- Tims v. J.D. Kitts ConstructionCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2011
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