High Court: Siding With IME Doctor Was Right Decision

The Tennessee Supreme Court's workers' compensation panel decided that a lower court was in the right when it awarded a trash collector benefits based on an independent medical examiner's opinion. The trial court had rejected the medical opinion of a doctor who allegedly screamed at the worker to get out of the office because he was a drug-seeking "fake" who was lying about lower back pain. The Supreme Court agreed that that was a good move.  Case: Jordan v. City of Murfreesboro, No. M2016-02446-SC-R3-WC, 12/28/2017, published. Facts: Jamie Jordan had worked...