Court Says Separate Awards for Isolated Injuries

In a case were the injuries are not related, the awards should be separate ruled the Supreme Court of Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel. In Pirtle v. Humboldt Utilities, No. W2005-02075-SC-WCM-CV, 08/21/2006, Carl Pirtle initiated this civil action to recover workers' compensation benefits for injuries to his back and both arms allegedly arising out of and in the course of his employment with the employer, Humboldt Utilities. The employer denied liability. After considering all the evidence, the trial court resolved the issues in favor of the employee and awarded permanen...