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The defendants appealed a trial court's judgment in a workers' compensation case, which awarded the plaintiff, Mrs. Smith, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, and medical expenses for a right shoulder injury. Mrs. Smith, an employee of Empire Pencil Company, sustained a rotator cuff tear while lifting boxes at work. Medical experts, including Dr. John Johnson, Dr. Eugene M. Regen, and Dr. Richard Fishbein, offered conflicting opinions on the injury's causation. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's findings that the injury was compensable and that the award of permanent partial disability to the body as a whole was appropriate, given that the shoulder/upper extremity is not a specifically enumerated scheduled member under T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3).
Smith v. Empire Pencil 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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The defendants appealed a trial court's judgment in a workers' compensation case, which awarded the plaintiff, Mrs. Smith, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability, and medical expenses for a right shoulder injury. Mrs. Smith, an employee of Empire Pencil Company, sustained a rotator cuff tear while lifting boxes at work. Medical experts, including Dr. John Johnson, Dr. Eugene M. Regen, and Dr. Richard Fishbein, offered conflicting opinions on the injury's causation. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's findings that the injury was compensable and that the award of permanent partial disability to the body as a whole was appropriate, given that the shoulder/upper extremity is not a specifically enumerated scheduled member under T.C.A. § 50-6-207(3).
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