Trial Court Awarded Excessive PPD Benefits

A trial court mistakenly awarded permanent partial disability benefits to a woman that were more than 150% of the injured worker's total impairment, the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court of Tennessee ruled. Case: Teresa G. Moore v. Knox County Government et al., E2013-01552-WC-R3-WC, 11/12/2014, published. Facts: Teresa G. Moore, a deputy clerk for the Knox County Circuit Court, was charged with the task of taking down Christmas decorations when she fell from a ladder Jan. 8, 2009. She was taken to a walk-in clinic for an x-ray and pain medication, then...