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Edmond L. Lindsey sustained a back injury while employed by Strohs Companies, Inc., leading to a worker's compensation claim. The trial court awarded 100% permanent total disability, but denied certain past medical expenses and imposed restrictions on future medical care, also commuting part of the award and attorney's fees to lump sums. On appeal, the court reversed the denial of chiropractic expenses and the stringent limitations on future medical care from approved physicians. The appellate court also modified the lump sum commutation of the award from $20,000 to $10,000 and reduced the lump sum attorney's fees. It affirmed the trial court's decision to deduct temporary total benefits from the statutory maximum for permanent total disability and upheld the denial of payment for out-of-state medical treatments obtained without prior employer approval.
Lindsey v. Strohs Companies 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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Edmond L. Lindsey sustained a back injury while employed by Strohs Companies, Inc., leading to a worker's compensation claim. The trial court awarded 100% permanent total disability, but denied certain past medical expenses and imposed restrictions on future medical care, also commuting part of the award and attorney's fees to lump sums. On appeal, the court reversed the denial of chiropractic expenses and the stringent limitations on future medical care from approved physicians. The appellate court also modified the lump sum commutation of the award from $20,000 to $10,000 and reduced the lump sum attorney's fees. It affirmed the trial court's decision to deduct temporary total benefits from the statutory maximum for permanent total disability and upheld the denial of payment for out-of-state medical treatments obtained without prior employer approval.
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