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This workers' compensation case involves Ms. Lovell, who suffered a work-related injury and received benefits under a non-work related disability program from her employer, Nashville Electric Service. She subsequently sought workers' compensation benefits for the same injury. The trial court initially awarded these benefits without allowing a full set-off for the previously paid non-work related benefits. This court previously remanded the case for determination of the set-off amount. On the current appeal, the court addresses the Chancellor's refusal to set off the balance of the non-work related benefits against partial permanent disability benefits. Citing prior precedent, the court reverses the trial court's judgment, asserting that all non-medical benefits paid under the non-work related claim should be set off from the total workers' compensation award. The case is again remanded for calculation of the credit and redetermination of compensation.
Lovell v. Nashville Electric Service 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 workers' compensation case involves Ms. Lovell, who suffered a work-related injury and received benefits under a non-work related disability program from her employer, Nashville Electric Service. She subsequently sought workers' compensation benefits for the same injury. The trial court initially awarded these benefits without allowing a full set-off for the previously paid non-work related benefits. This court previously remanded the case for determination of the set-off amount. On the current appeal, the court addresses the Chancellor's refusal to set off the balance of the non-work related benefits against partial permanent disability benefits. Citing prior precedent, the court reverses the trial court's judgment, asserting that all non-medical benefits paid under the non-work related claim should be set off from the total workers' compensation award. The case is again remanded for calculation of the credit and redetermination of compensation.
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