Panel Revives Worker's Claim Over Service Dispute

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer’s failure to set forth facts supporting its claim that it never received proper service of an employee’s complaint resulted in a forfeiture of its ability to raise the issue as a defense. Case: Plunk v. Professional Home Health Care Services, No. W2018-00025-SC-WCM-WC, 10/10/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Susie Plunk worked for Professional Home Health Care Services. She allegedly suffered injuries while at work in September 2012. After exhausting the b...