The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker for his alleged cumulative trauma injury because of inconsistent findings.
Case: Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc. v. Otwell, No. 2180542, 05/22/2020, published.
Facts: James Otwell worked for Birmingham Steel. In 1995, he injured his back while pulling billets of steel out of a furnace. He underwent back surgery and began seeing Dr. Michael Gibson for pain management.
Otwell filed a workers’ compensation claim against Birmingham, which was later settled. The settlement provided t...
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