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ŌŌ€ŌÓ  ÓŻ  ŻŅ  ŅŅ Š ŅŁ€!ŁŃ\R AŲ'\ŃßR€*,%A1-j|` ē `€€@’Rߎ ŽĢą@ ąIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEĢĢą@ ąSPECIAL€WORKERS'€COMPENSATION€APPEALS€PANELĢĢą@ ąAT€NASHVILLEĢĢĢĢĢĢJACKSON€BRADLEY,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ģ€€€€€€€€Plaintiff/Appellee€€€€€€€)€€No.€01S01„9701„CH„00016€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ļ)€€€€(No.€6447„93€below)Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģv.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€LAWRENCE€COUNTY€CHANCERY€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ļ)€€ĢLORETTO€CASKET€COMPANY,€INC.,€€€€)€€HON.€JIM€T.€HAMILTON,ĢHARTFORD€CASUALTY€INSURANCE€€€€€€)€€CHANCELLORĢCOMPANY€and€LIBERTY€MUTUAL€€€€€€€)ĢINSURANCE€COMPANY€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ģ€€€€€€€€Defendants/Appellants€€€€)€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óó)ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢņņFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ņņFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢBLAKELEY€D.€MATTHEWS€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€DAVID€L.€ALLEN€€€€€€€€ĢLEIGH€A.€BUCKLEY€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€P.O.€Box€369€€€€€€€€€ĢCORNELIUS€&€COLLINS€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Lawrenceburg,€TN€38474ĢP.O.€Box€190695€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĻNashville,€TN€37219€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢą@ ąņņMEMORANDUM€OPINIONóóĢĢĢĢĢĢą@ ąMEMBERS€OF€PANEL:ĢĢą@ ąLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€SUPREME€COURTĢ€€€ą@ ą€€€€MICHAEL€MALOAN,€CHANCELLOR,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€Ģą@ ąWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€RETIRED€JUDGEĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢAFFIRMED€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€RUSSELL,€SP.€J.ĢĢÓÓŃ7€¢XXdČXXdČ7Ńą ąThis€appeal€in€a€workers'€compensation€case€has€beenĻreferred€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel€ofĻthe€Supreme€Court€pursuant€to€the€provisions€of€Tennessee€CodeĻAnnotated€Section€50„6„225€(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€toĻthe€Supreme€Court€of€findings€of€fact€and€conclusions€of€law.Ģą@ ąĢą ąThis€case€was€compromised€and€settled€by€an€agreed€orderĻentered€on€August€16,€1994.€€The€settlement€order€contained,Ļņņinteróó€ņņaliaóó,€this€language:€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢÓÓą8 ąą8 ąDefendants€further€agree€to€leave€the€futureĻmedical€benefits€open€for€life,€provided€thatĻthe€Plaintiff€continues€future€medicalĻtreatment€with€Dr.€George€Lien.€€In€the€eventĻDr.€Lien€becomes€unable€or€unavailable€toĻcontinue€future€treatment€of€the€Plaintiff,Ļthen,€the€Defendant,€Hartford€CasualtyĻInsurance€Company,€will€submit€a€list€ofĻthree€(3)€physicians€from€which€the€PlaintiffĻmay€choose€another€attending€physician.ĢĢÓӀ€€€€€€€€€€Ģą ąOn€July€19,€1996,€Jackson€Bradley,€the€injured€employee,Ļfiled€a€motion€for€medical€treatment.€€He€alleged€that€Dr.€GeorgeĻLien,€whose€treatment€facility€is€located€in€Murfreesboro,ĻTennessee,€is€so€far€from€Mr.€Bradley's€home€in€Lawrence€CountyĻthat€the€travel€to€receive€treatment€severely€aggravates€the€backĻinjury€being€treated;€and€that€there€are€competent€orthopaedicĻspecialists€in€Lawrenceburg,€Tennessee,€and€Florence,€Alabama,Ļcapable€of€providing€the€needed€treatment.€€The€motion€sought€theĻCourt's€permission€to€change€doctors.€€The€defendants€resistedĻthe€motion.€€After€a€hearing€at€which€the€wife€of€the€injuredĻemployee€was€the€only€witness,€the€trial€court€ordered€theĻdefendant€to€furnish€the€plaintiff€a€panel€of€three€(3)€doctorsĻin€the€Loretta,€Tennessee,€area€"to€treat€Plaintiff€under€theĻterms€of€the€Settlement€Agreement€filed€in€this€case".€€TheĻdefendants€have€appealed€from€this€order.ĢĢą ąUpon€the€hearing€Mrs.€Bradley€testified€that€it€was€a€twoĻand€a€half€hour€drive€each€way€to€and€from€Dr.€Lien's€office,Ļthat€since€the€settlement€order€was€entered€Mr.€Bradley's€backĻcondition€has€worsened€in€that€his€pain€is€much€greater€and€he€isĻnow€suffering€from€depression;€and€that€when€the€case€was€settledĻMr.€Bradley€did€not€anticipate€that€his€pain€would€increase€toĻthe€extent€that€it€has.€€Mrs.€Bradley€further€testified€that€theĻdoctor„patient€relationship€of€Mr.€Bradley€and€Dr.€Lien€hasĻdeteriorated,€and€that€the€doctor€now€shows€less€interest€andĻconcern.ĢĢą ąThe€appellants€contend€that€the€trial€court€erred€"inĻmodifying€the€previously€entered€settlement€agreement",€and€citesĻTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„206€for€the€propositionĻthat€approved€settlements€can€only€be€set€aside€within€thirtyĻdays€after€entry.€€Appellants€also€cite€authority€for€theĻproposition€that€both€parties€are€bound€and€foreclosed€by€theĻentry€of€a€valid€decree€approving€a€lump€sum€settlement.€ĻAppellants€also€contend€that€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Proc.€60.02€does€notĻpermit€setting€aside€the€judgement€in€this€case.ĢĢą ąWe€do€not€hold€that€the€settlement€judgment€in€this€case€hasĻbeen€set€aside€or€modified€by€the€trial€court.€€The€settlementĻmandated€that€Dr.€Lien€provide€the€future€treatment€unless€heĻbecame€unable€or€unavailable€to€do€so.€€The€trial€judge€foundĻthat€under€the€uncontroverted€testimony€Dr.€Lien€was€unavailableĻto€Mr.€Bradley,€and€this€triggered€the€necessity€for€theĻsubmission€of€a€three„doctor€panel€as€the€agreement€provided.ĢĢą ą"Unavailable"€is€subject€to€interpretation.€€The€meaningĻgiven€to€it€in€this€case€by€the€trial€judge€is€presumed€to€beĻcorrect,€unless€the€weight€of€the€evidence€is€otherwise.€ĻTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€50„6„225€(e)(2).€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ģą ąWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€Costs€on€appealĻare€assessed€to€the€appellants.€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ÓÓó󀀀€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĻWILLIAM€S.€RUSSELL,€SPECIAL€JUDGEĢĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢĢĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢóóLYLE€REID,€ASSOCIATE€JUSTICE,€ĢSUPREME€COURT€ĢĢĢĢņņ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ĢóóMICHAEL€MALOAN,€SPECIAL€JUDGE€€€€€Ģ€ĢŃ€-ŃĒŅ € ŅŅ Ą ŅŌ€Ōą@ ąIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEĢßJ€*.;+'b|Z›` ē `€@’Jßą@ ąAT€NASHVILLEĢĢĢJACKSON€BRADLEY,ą ąą ąą ą)ą ąLAWRENCE€CHANCERYĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąNo.€€€6447„93€BelowĢą ąAppellee,ą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąHon.€Jim€T.€HamiltonĢv.ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąChancellorĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)€ą ąNo.€€01S01„9701„CH„00016ĢLORETTO€CASKET€COMPANY,ą ą)ą ąą ąĢINC.,€HARTFORD€CASUALTY€ą ą)ĢINSURANCE€COMPANY,€andą ąą ą)ĢLIBERTY€MUTUAL€INSURANCEą ą)ĢCO.,ą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąAppellants.ą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąAFFIRMED.ĢĢĢą@ ąņņJUDGMENT€ORDERóóĢĢÓÓą ąą ąThis€case€is€before€the€Court€upon€motion€for€review€pursuantĻto€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€50„6„225(e)(5)(B),€the€entire€record,€including€theĻorder€of€referral€to€the€Special€Workers'€Compensation€Appeals€Panel,€andĻthe€Panel's€Memorandum€Opinion€setting€forth€its€findings€of€fact€andĻconclusions€of€law,€which€are€incorporated€herein€by€reference;Ģą ąą ąWhereupon,€it€appears€to€the€Court€that€the€motion€for€reviewĻis€not€well„taken€and€should€be€denied;€andĢą ąą ąIt€is,€therefore,€ordered€that€the€Panel's€findings€of€fact€andĶconclusions€of€law€are€adopted€and€affirmed,€and€the€decision€of€the€Panel€isĻmade€the€judgment€of€the€Court.€€ņ ņĢó óą ąą ąCosts€on€appeal€are€assessed€to€the€appellants.Ģą ąą ąIT€IS€SO€ORDERED€this€16th€day€of€December,€1997.Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąPER€CURIAMĢĢReid,€J.€€„€Not€participating.Ō€Ō