Employer Can't Escape Liability for Continuing Medical Benefits

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer could not be relieved of its obligation to provide continuing medical treatment to an injured worker after she aggravated her injury in a car accident. Case: Victoryland v. Arnold, No. CL-2024-0217, 08/16/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Patricia Arnold injured her back while working for Victoryland in 2006. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, which she settled in 2009. The settlement provided that Victoryland would remain liable for Arnold’s future medical expenses related to her injury. In 2022, Vict...