TN Ct: TTD Benefits Limited to 400 Weeks

The Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville held that the statutory "maximum total benefit" of 400 weeks applies to temporary total disability benefits. In Wausau Insurance Co. v. Dorsett, No. M2004-02861-SC-R9-CV, 02/18/2005, Vivian Dorsett filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits after allegedly suffering a spider bite at work. Dorsett underwent several treatments to remedy the ulcers and pain that resulted from the bite. Seven years after the incident, Dorsett's doctor still did not believe that she had reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and, therefore, no permanent res...