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Workers’ Compensation – Communication between an employer and an employee’s physician
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Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Case Law Updates.
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Workers’ Compensation Communications Issue – August, 2008
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has received several questions and concerns regarding a recent Tennessee Supreme Court case, Overstreet v. TRW, as it applies to ex parte communications with an injured employee’s treating physician. The Tennessee Supreme Court held that an injured employee has the benefit of confidentiality with a treating physician. Accordingly, agents and/or representatives of the employer [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2008 under Case Law Decisions, Case Law Updates.
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Amicus Curiae Brief
The Tennessee Self-Insurers’ Association recently partnered with the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association in preparing an amicus curiae brief and participating in oral argument before the Tennessee Supreme Court regarding the case of Wait v. Travelers. Wait was a case in the Davidson County court in which [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2007 under Case Law Updates, Legislation.
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Amicus Curiae Brief – Filed on behalf of TNSIA
TO: TNSIA MEMBERS
Re: Amicus Curiae Brief – Filed on behalf of TNSIA
Wait v. Travelers
I appeared for oral argument of our amicus position in this matter in front of the Supreme Court on October 3, 2007. Unfortunately there were two long criminal cases in front of me, so I wound up spending [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2007 under Case Law Updates.
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