Court Rejects Worker's Claim of Not Receiving Full PPD Award

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a series of decisions by the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a worker’s allegations that he had not been paid his award of permanent partial disability benefits. Case: Bridgeman v. SBC Internet Services Inc., No. 2024-WC-01199-COA, 03/10/2026, published. Facts: Craig Bridgeman worked for SBC Internet Services Inc. He injured his right arm at work in March 2013. SBC and its insurance carrier accepted liability for the injury but denied that Bridgeman had sustained a permanent disability. Procedural history: In September 2015, an a...