Panel Upholds Worker's PTD Award, Division of Liability Between Employer and 2nd Injury Fund

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury, as well as a finding that the worker’s last employer was responsible for 90% of the award. Case: Gibson v. Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp., No. W2016-01403-SC-R3-WC, 08/28/2017, published. Facts: Raymond Gibson began working for the Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. in 1999. He injured his back at work in March 2012. Gibson filed a workers’ compensation claim, which Southwest ag...