Court Vacates Denial of TTD for Nurse's Jaw Injury

An Ohio appellate court overturned the denial of a worker's request for temporary total disability benefits, finding the Industrial Commission erred in relying on a medical report by a doctor which did not address the entire period of the worker's claimed disability. Case: State ex rel. Medina v. Industrial Commission, No. 15AP-29, 01/19/2016, published. Facts: Angelica Medina worked as a charge nurse at the Normandy Manor of Rocky River. She slipped and fell while at work in December 2013, and she established a claim for a spring/strain of her jaw. In February 2014, Medina began se...