Court Overturns Judge's Order Denying Employer's Request to Terminate Medical Benefits

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a trial judge’s order denying an employer’s request to terminate payment of medical benefits for treatment that was allegedly unrelated to a worker’s prior compensable injury. Case: Regions Bank v. Allen, No. 2160949, 01/12/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: In August 1998, a trial court entered a judgment approving the settlement of Kathleen Allen’s workers’ compensation claim against Regions Bank. In approving the settlement, the judge made findings that Allen had sustained a compensable injury while w...