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EMAD HANNA v. GAYLORD OPRYLAND D/B/A MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, ET AL.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 14, 2022

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals

Attorneys 1: Emad Hanna, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, employee-appellant, pro se.

Attorneys 2: Travis Ledgerwood, Nashville Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Gaylord Opryland d/b/a Marriott International.

Judge(s): GODKIN

The employee alleged he sustained a compensable aggravation of a preexisting condition while working as a banquet server for the employer. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court denied the employee’s request for benefits after concluding the employee had not presented sufficient proof such that the trial court could conclude he would likely prevail at a compensation hearing. That decision was not appealed, and the parties proceeded to trial. Following a compensation hearing, the trial court found that the employee had failed to meet his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that his current condition or need for medical treatment were primarily caused by the employment. The employee has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s decision and certify the trial court’s order as final.

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