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This appeal concerns the Second Injury Fund's obligation to pay workers’ compensation benefits when an employer lacked liability insurance. James Russell Seiber, an employee of Reeves Logging, sustained a second work-related injury in 2007, leaving him permanently and totally disabled, following a prior injury in 2005. Reeves Logging, owned by Leon Reeves, did not have workers’ compensation insurance at the time of Seiber’s second injury, despite having previously elected coverage and failing to file a withdrawal form. The trial court initially awarded Seiber benefits, allocating 85% liability to the Second Injury Fund. However, this Court reversed that decision, ruling that the Second Injury Fund is not liable because the employer was not 'properly insured' under Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-208(a)(2) when the employee was injured.
Seiber v. Reeves Logging 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 appeal concerns the Second Injury Fund's obligation to pay workers’ compensation benefits when an employer lacked liability insurance. James Russell Seiber, an employee of Reeves Logging, sustained a second work-related injury in 2007, leaving him permanently and totally disabled, following a prior injury in 2005. Reeves Logging, owned by Leon Reeves, did not have workers’ compensation insurance at the time of Seiber’s second injury, despite having previously elected coverage and failing to file a withdrawal form. The trial court initially awarded Seiber benefits, allocating 85% liability to the Second Injury Fund. However, this Court reversed that decision, ruling that the Second Injury Fund is not liable because the employer was not 'properly insured' under Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-6-208(a)(2) when the employee was injured.
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