Court Opinion

ID: 4559792
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2020-08-26 21:01:07.013153+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:12:29.540801
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FILED

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                                                                                              ~   ORKIRS' Jones, supra. Life Line filed no medical proof to rebut Dr. Brown's opinion. Thus, the
Court holds Ms. Davis is likely to prevail at a hearing on the merits that she is entitled to
temporary total disability benefits.

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IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED as follows :

 1. The parties stipulated that the amount of temporary disability benefit is $4 79.22
    per week based on Ms. Davis' average weekly wage of $718.82.

 2. Payment of past due temporary total disability benefits in the amount of
    $23,961.00 shall be made for the period from May 11, 2016, to April 25, 2017. If
    counsel for Ms. Davis wishes to do so, he may file a motion requesting attorney
    fees along with a supporting contractual agreement between himself and Ms.
    Davis.

 3. Life Line or its workers' compensation carrier shall continue to pay to Ms. Davis
    temporary disability benefits in regular intervals until she is no longer eligible for
    those benefits by reaching maximum medical improvement, by returning to work
    at a wage equal to or greater than the pre-injury wage, or by release without
    restrictions by the authorized treating physician. Life Line's representative shall
    immediately notify the Bureau, Ms. Davis, and Ms. Davis' counsel, of the intent to
    terminate temporary disability benefits by filing Form C-26, citing the basis for
    the termination.

 4. This matter is set for a Status Hearing on July 25, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
    Time. You must call (423) 634-0164 or toll-free at (855) 383-0001 to participate
    in the Status Hearing. You must call in on the scheduled date/time to participate.
    Failure to call in may result in a determination of the issues without your further
    participation.

 5. Unless interlocutory appeal of the Expedited Hearing Order is filed,
    compliance with this Order must occur no later than seven business days
    from the date of entry of this Order as required by Tennessee Code
    Annotated section 50-6-239(d)(3) (2016).   The Insurer or Self-Insured
    Employer must submit confirmation of compliance with this Order to the
    Bureau by email to W CCom pliance.Program@tn.gov no later than the
    seventh business day after entry of this Order. Failure to submit the
    necessary confirmation within the period of compliance may result in a
    penalty assessment for non-compliance.

 6. For questions regarding compliance, please contact the Workers' Compensation
    Compliance Unit via email WCCompliance.Program@tn. go or by calling (615)
    253-1471 or (615) 532-1309.

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      ENTERED this the 25th day of April, 2017.

                                   APPENDIX

Exhibits:
   1. Affidavit of Betty Davis
   2. Deposition of Dr. Thomas W. Brown, III
   3. Causation responses of Dr. Brown
   4. Medical bills of AFC Urgent Care and Dr. Brown
   5. Office note of Doctors Express
   6. Dr. Brown's causation statement
   7. Wage Statement

Technical record:
   1. Petition for Benefit Determination
   2. Dispute Certification Notice, including additional defenses
   3. Request for Expedited Hearing
   4. Motion for Discovery Prior to Expedited Hearing
   5. Employer's Response to Employee's Request for Expedited Hearing
   6. Order Granting Motion for Discovery Prior to Expedited Hearing
   7. Docketing Notice for Review of the File Determination
   8. Amended Request for Expedited Hearing
   9. Notice of Expedited Hearing
   10. Expedited Hearing Order
   11. Motion for Temporary Total Disability Benefits.
   12. Employer's Response to Employee's Motion for Temporary Benefits and
       Employee's Second Petition for Benefit Determination
   13. Agreed Order Waiving In-Person Hearing
   14. Docketing Notice for On-The-Record Determination
   15. Amended Agreed Order Waiving In-Person Hearing

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                             CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Expedited Hearing Order was
 sent to the following recipients by the following methods of service on this the 25th day
 of April, 20 17.

Name                Certified Mail    Via Email       Email Address
Michael Wagner,                             X         maw@wagnerinjury .com
Attorney
Blair Cannon,                               X         l. blair .cannon@thehartford .com
Attorney

                                                   HRUM, COURT CLERK
                                         wc .cour derk@tn.gov

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