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MARCUS LEAVELLE v. RCT MEMPHIS TN PC, ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 19, 2025

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Garett P. Franklyn, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellant, RCT Memphis TN PC.

Attorneys 2: Andrew L. Wener, Memphis, Tennessee, for the employee-appellee, Marcus Leavelle.

Judge(s): CONNER

In this case, the trial court issued both a compensation order and a subsequent order amending its compensation order in part. After the latter of those orders was issued, the employer filed a notice of appeal, asserting the trial court erred in accepting the opinion of one physician over that of another and in granting certain disability and medical benefits. The employee then filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, arguing the employer’s notice of appeal was untimely as to the issues addressed in the court’s original compensation order. Upon consideration of the record as a whole and arguments of counsel, we deny the employee’s motion to dismiss the appeal, affirm the trial court’s orders, and certify the amended compensation order as final.

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