Alabama Case Law Updates

PAIN EXCEPTION DOES NOT REMOVE CASE FROM SCHEDULED MEMBER PROVISIONS OF ALABAMA’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT   Gold Kist, Inc. vs. Smith Circuit Court of   Franklin County, Alabama (August 10, 2012)               The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently refused to remove an ankle injury from the scheduled member...

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS COMPENSABLE  INJURY RETURNING TO WORKPLACE AFTER  RETRIEVING  ITEM  FROM HIS VEHICLE   Ex parte Advantage Resourcing, Inc. Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama (April 20, 2012)   The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently held that an employee who suffered a slip and fall accident while returning to...

ALABAMA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASE LAW UPDATE       I.                      PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY AND RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS White Tiger Graphics, Inc. v. Paul Clemons Madison County (January 13, 2012)   Last week, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals held that an employee is not barred from making a claim for permanent...