Court Upholds Doctor's Method for Quantifying Worker's Hearing Loss

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld an award of benefits to a worker suffering from hearing loss that was partially caused by his on-the-job noise exposure. Case: Coleman v. Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Co., No. W2017-02498-SC-R3-WC, 04/12/2019, published. Facts: Jerry Coleman worked for the Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Co. between November 1996 and January 2010. He also worked for Armstrong for the period from May 2013 to June 2015. Coleman's job duties included driving a dump truck in or around an area containing a courtroom-sized...