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JERRY YARBOUGH v. TRUEBLUE, INC., ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 1, 2025

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Jerry Yarbough, Seattle, Washington, employee-appellant, pro se.

Attorneys 2: David E. Goudie, Nashville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, TrueBlue, Inc.

Judge(s): WEAVER

In this compensation appeal, the employee questions the trial court’s decision to grant the employer’s motion for summary judgment. The employee suffered electrical burns in the course and scope of his work as an electrician. The employer accepted the claim and provided medical treatment until the authorized treating physician released the employee at maximum medical improvement, at which time it ceased providing benefits. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court ordered the employer to provide another panel, which it did. After that selected physician also released the employee from care, the court entered a scheduling order. The employer then filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing the employee did not have any admissible medical proof that his on-going medical complaints arose primarily out of his employment. The employee did not respond to the motion, and the trial court determined the employer had negated an essential element of the employee’s claim. As a result, the trial court granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment, and the employee has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s decision and certify it as final.

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