Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Statutory Construction, Definition of 'Injury'

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel rejected a constitutional challenge to the statutory construction requirements for the state Workers’ Compensation Law and the statutory definition of an injury. Case: Worrell v. Obion County School District, No. W2023-01082-SC-R3-WC, 07/19/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Albert Worrell worked for the Obion County School District. He injured his shoulder at work in October 2019. Dr. David Pearce determined that Worrell had a rotator cuff tear and performed corrective surgery in...