Legal Opinion

Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. v. Edwin Scott

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 31, 2017No. 2016-WC-01652-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ Í. Edwin Scott developed a staph infection in his spine after receiving epidural injections- as treatment for a workplace injury. After being presented with dueling expert opinions, the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission found that the infection had resulted from the injections and thus was a compensable injury itself. Lowe’s Home Centers, the employer/carrier, contends that Scott’s expert should not have been be credited. We disagree and affirm. ’

STANDARD OF REVIEW

¶ 2, “[Rjeview of a decision of the Workers* Compensation Commission is limited to determining…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Raytheon Aerospace Support Serv. v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Hamilton v. Southwire Co.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  3. Cook v. Home DepotMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Harper Ex Rel. Harper v. Banks, Finley, White & Co. of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  5. Ladner v. Zachry ConstructionMississippi Supreme Court · 2014

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