Trucker's Delay in Filing Was Fatal to Hearing Loss Claim

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld the dismissal of a truck driver’s hearing loss claim as time-barred. Case: United Parcel Service v. Millican, No. E2016-02424-SC-R3-WC, 10/24/2017, published. Facts: Robert Charles Millican Jr. drove a tractor-trailer for United Parcel Service for 48 years. In October 2009, Millican saw Dr. Jack Greer for an earache. Greer advised Millican that he had significant hearing loss caused by the engine noise from the trucks he drove for UPS. Millican said he was not sure if he mentio...