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This case involves a workers' compensation appeal concerning the offset of social security benefits against a permanent total disability award. The plaintiff, injured in 1996, began receiving social security benefits in 1999. The defendant appealed the trial court's denial of a social security offset, arguing for the application of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-207(4)(A)(i). The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel and subsequently the Supreme Court, citing Tucker v. Foamex, affirmed the trial court's judgment, ruling that the statute regarding social security offsets for employees injured at age 59 would require a judicial rewrite to be applicable in this case. The motion for review was denied, and the Panel's findings and conclusions were adopted and affirmed.
Goolesby v. ABB C-E Services, Inc. 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 case involves a workers' compensation appeal concerning the offset of social security benefits against a permanent total disability award. The plaintiff, injured in 1996, began receiving social security benefits in 1999. The defendant appealed the trial court's denial of a social security offset, arguing for the application of Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-207(4)(A)(i). The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel and subsequently the Supreme Court, citing Tucker v. Foamex, affirmed the trial court's judgment, ruling that the statute regarding social security offsets for employees injured at age 59 would require a judicial rewrite to be applicable in this case. The motion for review was denied, and the Panel's findings and conclusions were adopted and affirmed.
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