The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Indiana law granting the Indiana Workers' Compensation Commission Board exclusive jurisdiction over bad faith and independent tort claims relating to claim adjustments applies retroactively.
In Jarrard v. CDI Telecommunications, Inc., No. 04-1992, 05/25/2005, Gilbert Jarrard was employed by CDI Telecommunications Inc. (CDI), and injured his ankle, shoulders, and lower extremities when he fell from a communications pole. Although Jarrard claimed that work-hardening and therapy were necessary to treat his injuries, such treatments were not a...
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