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This workers' compensation case involves an employee's appeal from a trial court's dismissal of her petition seeking to compel her employer to provide ongoing chiropractic services. The employee, previously found permanently and totally disabled in 1983 due to a work-related injury, argued that chiropractic care was the only effective treatment for her chronic pain and to maintain her mobility. Despite initial payment for chiropractic services, the employer later denied further provision, citing that they had offered other physicians. The appellate court found that the employer failed to rebut evidence supporting the necessity and reasonableness of chiropractic treatment, leading to a reversal of the trial court's judgment and a remand for further proceedings.
Baggett v. Jay Garment Co. is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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This workers' compensation case involves an employee's appeal from a trial court's dismissal of her petition seeking to compel her employer to provide ongoing chiropractic services. The employee, previously found permanently and totally disabled in 1983 due to a work-related injury, argued that chiropractic care was the only effective treatment for her chronic pain and to maintain her mobility. Despite initial payment for chiropractic services, the employer later denied further provision, citing that they had offered other physicians. The appellate court found that the employer failed to rebut evidence supporting the necessity and reasonableness of chiropractic treatment, leading to a reversal of the trial court's judgment and a remand for further proceedings.
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