The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his hearing loss, even though he did not file his claim until years after he told his doctor he was aware he was losing his hearing.
Case: Westby v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., No. W2017-01408-SC-R3-WC, 07/24/2018, published.
Facts: Paul A. Westby began working for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. straight out of high school. He started out at the Madisonville, Kentucky, plant, then moved to the Union City, Tennessee, plant in 1993.
Westby would work 8- to...
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