Statute of Limitations Barred Worker's Claim for PTSD From Armed Robbery

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker was time-barred from pursuing a claim for a mental injury from an armed robbery at her workplace. Case: Lyles v. Titlemax of Tennessee, No. W2017-00873-SC-WCM-WC, 09/14/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Pamela Lyles worked for Titlemax of Tennessee. In May 2010, an armed robber entered the Memphis Titlemax where Lyles was working. The robber jumped over the desk and pointed a gun at Lyles before demanding money. After the robber fled, Lyles was visibly shaken, crying&nb...