Appellate Court Reverses Commission for 2nd Time in Same Case

For the second time, a split Mississippi Court of Appeals last week reversed a decision by the Workers' Compensation Commission regarding a claim by a worker that she was permanently and totally disabled by workplace accident, with the majority finding the commission's ruling did not comport with findings it had made in 2013. Case: Logan v. Klaussner Furniture Corp., No. 2015-WC-017600-COA, 11/15/2016. Facts and procedural: Bettye Logan was injured when she fell after her foot got caught in fabric fibers at work. An administrative law judge found that Logan had not suffered any indus...