by Duane Willis | May 17, 2018 | Insights
A case was decided on May 8 that clarified when attorneys fees are to be awarded on cases where a denial of the claim has been made and the claim is later accepted or determined to be compensable. In Andrews v. Yates Services, LLC, docket Number 2016-05-0854, the...
by David Goudie | Apr 4, 2018 | Insights
Yesterday, the Tennessee Legislature enacted a new law that will allow employers of agricultural laborers to purchase workers’ compensation insurance policies for their employees. The legislation was passed under Senate Bill 2141 and signed into law by Governor Haslam...
by Connor Sestak | Feb 5, 2018 | Insights
Recently, the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (“Appeals Board”) in David Thompson v. Comcast Corporation, et al., awarded the employee attorneys’ fees due to the employer’s failure to authorize the recommended treatment for pain management....
by Connor Sestak | Dec 1, 2017 | Insights
In a case of first impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Special Workers Compensation Panel (“Panel”) in Duck v. Cox Oil Co., 2017 Tenn. LEXIS 734 (June 19, 2017), found that Employee’ injury, which occurred immediately after she announced that...
by Morgan & Akins | Oct 3, 2017 | Firm News
Morgan & Akins’ attorneys hit the links for the Heart of the Game Golf Classic. Proceeds benefit the William T. Coakley Foundation which supports the American Heart...
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