The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who delayed reporting his alleged injury to his employer and provided inconsistent accounts of his symptoms to his treating doctors.
Case: Price v. MTD Products, No. 2016-WC-00925-COA, 09/19/2017, published.
Facts: Timothy Price worked for MTD Products, a manufacturer of lawn equipment. His job duties included using a “tow motor” — a modified forklift — to pick up and transport boxes. But if the production line became backed up, Price would p...
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