Trial courts are free to apportion costs between litigants as the equities of each case demands, the Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled in an appeal brought by a woman who was assessed costs of a disputed claim.
Mary Moffit on Feb. 8, 2002, filed a complaint against U.S. Xpress alleging that she suffered a work-related injury and was entitled to workers' compensation benefits. At that time, Travelers Insurance Co. provided workers' compensation coverage for U.S. Xpress.
Her complaint also alleged that she suffered a work related injury on Dec. 14, 2000. Liberty Mut...
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