Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits for Worker Who Settled Claim

The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a welder who suffered successive injuries to the same body part was not entitled to benefits for the first injury after settling his claim for the second. Case: Harrison v. Owen Steel Co., No. 5528, 01/10/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Robert Harrison injured his neck in 2008 while working for the Owen Steel Co. Owen provided medical treatment from Dr. Thomas Holbrook. Holbrook performed a cervical spine fusion on Harrison in November 2009, and Harrison returned to light-duty work. Harrison was involved in a moto...