The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an employer successfully rebutted the presumption that a worker who was unable to return to his old job had suffered a 100% industrial loss of use of his injured arm.
Case: Bridgeman v. SBC Internet Services, No. 2016-WC-00714-COA, 08/07/2018, published.
Facts: Craig Bridgeman injured his right arm and shoulder while working for SBC Internet Services. In August 2014, a physician opined that because Bridgeman could no longer climb utility poles, he could not return to his pre-injury position.
Bridgeman reached maximum medical improvement in Ja...
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