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IAN-CHANEL PAYNE v. SIGNET JEWELERS, ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 24, 2025

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Ian-Chanel Payne, Smryna, Tennessee, employee-appellant, pro se.

Attorneys 2: G. Gerard Jabaley, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Signet Jewelers.

Judge(s): WEAVER

In this interlocutory appeal, the employee contends the trial court erred by denying her request for benefits for an alleged work-related mental injury. The employee asserts that a verbal altercation with a coworker is the primary cause of her mental injury and need for medical treatment. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court determined the employee was unlikely to prevail at trial and denied the requested temporary disability and medical benefits. The employee has appealed. Upon careful consideration of the record, we affirm the trial court’s order and remand the case.

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