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Glenda Laymance v. K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., d/b/a Food City, et al.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 14, 2026

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Jeffrey M. Cranford, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellant, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., d/b/a Food City.

Attorneys 2: Lauren Blair Ray, Nashville, Tennessee, for the employee-appellee, Glenda Laymance.

Judge(s): GODKIN

In this appeal, the employer questions the trial court’s order requiring it to pay additional temporary total disability benefits despite the employee’s authorized physician previously placing her at maximum medical improvement. The employee sustained a compensable right shoulder injury for which the employer provided workers’ compensation benefits. The authorized treating physician placed her at maximum medical improvement and released her to return to work, but the employee was unable to perform the duties of her job and asked to return to her physician. After objective testing revealed a need for additional treatment related to the work injury, including surgery, the authorized physician rescinded his prior determination that the employee had reached maximum medical improvement and restricted her from working. The employer declined to pay additional temporary total disability benefits. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court concluded the employee had met her burden of proving she will likely prevail at trial in showing she is entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits, and the employer has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s decision and remand the case.

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