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MIRIAM BIANCO v. ACADEMY OF MARYLAND FARMS, ET AL.

Posted by: David Lazar on Jul 10, 2026

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Miriam Bianco, employee-appellant, pro se

Attorneys 2: Emily G. Pfeiffer, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Academy of Maryland Farms.

Judge(s): WEAVER

The employee questions the trial court’s denial of her request for additional medical and temporary disability benefits in this interlocutory appeal. The employee injured her back and knee in a fall while working for the employer, and the claim was accepted as compensable. The employer provided medical treatment, and the employee was released at maximum medical improvement with an impairment rating. The employee requested new panels of physicians for her back and knee, which the employer provided; however, the employee contended the panels were not valid. The employee asked the court to order the employer to provide two new panels of physicians and to reinstate temporary disability benefits. After an expedited hearing, the trial court denied both of the employee’s requests and ordered the employee to select physicians from the panels previously provided by the employer. The employee has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s order and remand the case.

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