Panel Says Judge Improperly Capped Worker's PPD Award

The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a church employee’s permanent partial disability benefits were improperly capped, since the evidence did not support a finding that she had been fired for stealing. Case: Gandee v. Zurich North America Insurance Co., No. W2017-01523-SC-WCM-WC, 09/19/2018, published. Facts: Vicki Gandee injured her knee in April 2004 while working for the Christ United Methodist Church. She returned to work two weeks later but reinjured her knee in a workplace fall in August 2004. Gandee came b...