Riley v. Debaer

BRYANT, Judge.

Plaintiff was employed as a manager of a Family Dollar Store. On 1 October 1990, she sustained a shoulder injury while retrieving a box from an overhead shelf. Plaintiff experienced pain in her left shoulder, arm and neck as a result of the injury. Plaintiff sought treatment with orthopaedic surgeon Dr. William Somers, on 11 October 1990. Dr. Somers prescribed physical therapy, however, physical therapy did not improve plaintiff’s condition. Plaintiff also received injections into her left shoulder, but her condition did not improve as a result of the injections.

On 5 June 1991,…