A trial court did not err when it allowed the testimony of an subcontractor who refused to answer questions on the grounds of self-incrimination, the Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled.
A laborer who sometimes worked for the subcontractor filed a workers' compensation claim against the project's contractor, but a trial court denied the claim after the subcontractor invoked the Fifth Amendment during parts of questioning the court used to determine the issue of compensability.
Paul Simms fractured his ankle at a construction site in Spring Hill, Tenn. A trial co...
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