by Connor Sestak | Feb 12, 2020 | Firm News
Following two and a half years of litigation, Nick Akins and Connor Sestak secured a favorable opinion from the Supreme Court of Tennessee Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel. In a case of first impression, the Panel determined alleged beneficiaries were not...
by Morgan, Akins & Jackson | Aug 24, 2018 | Firm News
Mark T. Gallagher (first chair) and Wendy S. Smith (second chair) prevailed in a 3-day trial commencing in a defense verdict on August 16, 2018. The case involved a slip and fall at an apartment complex, involving a sympathetic plaintiff with multiple pre-existing...
by Morgan, Akins & Jackson | Jun 19, 2018 | Firm News
The Whitfield Case was decided June 13th, 2018 by the Commonwealth Court, who confirmed the application of Protz retroactively. The Court vacated the WCAB’s order affirming the WCJ’s decision denying claimant’s reinstatement petition. The issue before the Court was...
by Duane Willis | Aug 7, 2017 | Insights
In a case handled by B. Duane Willis of Morgan & Akins, Joseph Kolby Willis v. All Staff, 2017 Tenn. LEXIS 455 (August 7, 2017), the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers Compensation Panel affirmed the dismissal of a claim as not work related, and restated...
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