The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that an employer was not liable for the treatment that an injured truck driver received after his authorized physician released him to full-duty work.
Case: McCall v. Ferrell Paving, No. W2018-01676-SC-WCM-WC, 01/22/2020, published.
Facts: Floyd McCall worked for Ferrell Paving as a truck driver. In October 2014, McCall fell while standing on the tire of a cement truck in order to raise the hood as part of his pre-trip inspection.
Ferrell provided McCall with medical treatment from Dr. Riley Jones...
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