Court Upholds Award for FedEx Driver With No Evidence of Acute Injury

The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent impairment benefits and wage-loss disability benefits for a FedEx driver even though multiple medical witnesses said they could find no evidence of an acute injury to explain his symptoms. Case: Vann v. FedEx Freight, No. CV-18-116, 06/06/2018, published. Facts: Kenneth Vann began working as a FedEx truck driver in 1997 following a 14-year career in nuclear engineering. Vann slipped and fell while at work in November 2015. He was knocked unconscious and could not be roused for a period of 40 to 45 minutes. Vann filed a workers...