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THOMAS D. FLATT v. WEST-TENN EXPRESS, INC., ET AL.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 13, 2018

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Geoffrey A. Lindley and Jennifer Vallor Ivy, Jackson Tennessee, for the appellants, West-Tenn. Express, Inc., et al.

Attorneys 2:

Jay DeGroot, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellee, Thomas Flatt.

Judge(s): ASH

Thomas D. Flatt (“Employee”) alleged he injured his neck and shoulder in the course and scope of his employment with West-Tenn Express, Inc. (“Employer”). The trial court found Employee suffered a compensable injury and awarded 44 percent permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Employer’s appeal has been referred to the Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel for a hearing and a report of findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 51. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.

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