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DAMIEN YEOMAN v. TRANSWOOD LOGISTICS, INC., ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 13, 2025

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Andrew J. Roberto, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employee-appellant, Damien Yeoman.

Attorneys 2: W. Troy Hart and Allison P. King, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Transwood Logistics, Inc.

Judge(s): CONNER

In this second appeal of this case, the employee challenges the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to the employer on the basis that the employee failed to provide proper notice of the workplace accident. Previously, in an interlocutory appeal, we concluded that an employee’s lack of understanding of the extent of his or her injury does not constitute a reasonable excuse for the failure to provide timely notice of a sudden, traumatic workplace accident. As a result, following our remand of the case and the employer’s filing of a motion for summary judgment, the trial court determined that the employee did not come forward with sufficient evidence at the summary judgment stage to prove he had a reasonable excuse for his late notice. 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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