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This case involves Lit'l Na Shields's Petition for Benefit Determination against Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp. and Agri General Ins. Co., heard in the Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. Thyssen Krupp sought summary judgment, asserting Shields's petition was filed outside the one-year statute of limitations as per Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-203(b)(2). Shields contested this, arguing that the last voluntary payment of benefits included the furnishing of medical services by Star Physical Therapy, culminating in a discharge summary completed on April 5, 2019. The Court found that Shields's last authorized medical treatment was on January 30, 2019, and the employer's last medical payment was on March 1, 2019, both exceeding the one-year statutory period before the petition's filing on March 5, 2020. Consequently, the Court granted summary judgment to Thyssen Krupp, dismissing Shields's claim with prejudice.
Shields, Lit'l Na v. Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case involves Lit'l Na Shields's Petition for Benefit Determination against Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corp. and Agri General Ins. Co., heard in the Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims. Thyssen Krupp sought summary judgment, asserting Shields's petition was filed outside the one-year statute of limitations as per Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-203(b)(2). Shields contested this, arguing that the "last voluntary payment" of benefits included the furnishing of medical services by Star Physical Therapy, culminating in a discharge summary completed on April 5, 2019. The Court found that Shields's last authorized medical treatment was on January 30, 2019, and the employer's last medical payment was on March 1, 2019, both exceeding the one-year statutory period before the petition's filing on March 5, 2020. Consequently, the Court granted summary judgment to Thyssen Krupp, dismissing Shields's claim with prejudice.
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