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This worker's compensation case concerns an interlocutory appeal regarding a trial court's order to exhume and autopsy the remains of deceased employee, Robert W. Cunningham, Sr. The employee died after a confrontation at work, with the death certificate citing arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease without an autopsy. The employer and its insurance carrier, Shelton Security Service, Inc. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, disputed the cause of death and requested an autopsy over a year after filing their answer and approximately four and a half years after the death certificate was available. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's decision, finding that the respondents' request for exhumation and autopsy was not timely made. Consequently, the court vacated the trial court's order and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Cunningham v. Shelton Security Services, Inc. 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 worker's compensation case concerns an interlocutory appeal regarding a trial court's order to exhume and autopsy the remains of deceased employee, Robert W. Cunningham, Sr. The employee died after a confrontation at work, with the death certificate citing arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease without an autopsy. The employer and its insurance carrier, Shelton Security Service, Inc. and Employers Insurance of Wausau, disputed the cause of death and requested an autopsy over a year after filing their answer and approximately four and a half years after the death certificate was available. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's decision, finding that the respondents' request for exhumation and autopsy was not timely made. Consequently, the court vacated the trial court's order and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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