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This worker's compensation appeal addresses a defendant's rotator cuff injury. The trial court initially awarded 15% permanent partial disability to the whole body but then amended its judgment to 40% permanent partial disability to the left arm, allowing the defendant to choose the compensation basis. The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel reviewed whether the injury was to a scheduled member or the body as a whole, and if the defendant had the right to elect. The panel concluded that the rotator cuff injury affected the body as a whole, not a scheduled member, and denied the defendant's option to elect. Consequently, the appellate panel modified the trial court's judgment, limiting the defendant to 15% permanent partial disability to the whole body, in line with statutory multipliers for employees who return to work with equal or greater wages.
Advo, Inc. v. Phillips is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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This worker's compensation appeal addresses a defendant's rotator cuff injury. The trial court initially awarded 15% permanent partial disability to the whole body but then amended its judgment to 40% permanent partial disability to the left arm, allowing the defendant to choose the compensation basis. The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel reviewed whether the injury was to a scheduled member or the body as a whole, and if the defendant had the right to elect. The panel concluded that the rotator cuff injury affected the body as a whole, not a scheduled member, and denied the defendant's option to elect. Consequently, the appellate panel modified the trial court's judgment, limiting the defendant to 15% permanent partial disability to the whole body, in line with statutory multipliers for employees who return to work with equal or greater wages.
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