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The case involves an appeal by the widow of a deceased worker from a trial court's dismissal of her workers' compensation claim. The worker, a pipe fitter, developed asbestosis and lung cancer during his twenty-year employment. He required coronary bypass surgery as a necessary precursor to removing his cancerous lung, which was deemed the only life-saving treatment. During the bypass surgery, the worker suffered a stroke and subsequently died. The Supreme Court reversed the trial court's finding that the death was not compensable, ruling that death resulting from medical treatment reasonably required for a work-related occupational disease is compensable, even if it involves treating a pre-existing non-work-related condition.
Rogers v. Shaw 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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The case involves an appeal by the widow of a deceased worker from a trial court's dismissal of her workers' compensation claim. The worker, a pipe fitter, developed asbestosis and lung cancer during his twenty-year employment. He required coronary bypass surgery as a necessary precursor to removing his cancerous lung, which was deemed the only life-saving treatment. During the bypass surgery, the worker suffered a stroke and subsequently died. The Supreme Court reversed the trial court's finding that the death was not compensable, ruling that death resulting from medical treatment reasonably required for a work-related occupational disease is compensable, even if it involves treating a pre-existing non-work-related condition.
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