Court Upholds WCJ's Assessment of 'Wildly Differing Opinions' on Worker's Disability

The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker for her injuries from a fall on her second day at a new job. Case: Moore v. Uspiritus, No. 2017-CA-001409-WC, 08/31/2018, unpublished. Facts: Christina Moore fell down a flight of stairs on her second day of work for Uspiritus Inc. in July 2014. She has not worked since then. Moore suffered a broken foot, but she later began complaining of pain in her pelvis and lower back. Dr. Michael Cassaro diagnosed Moore with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and Dr. Lawrence Peters opined that Moore ha...