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Erica Lee v. Allied Universal, et al.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 17, 2026

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Olufemi Salu, Southaven, Mississippi, for the employee-appellant, Erica Lee.

Attorneys 2: Tiffany S. Hranicky, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellee, Allied Universal.

Judge(s): GODKIN

In this interlocutory appeal, the employee asserts she sustained injuries arising out of her employment as a hospital security guard when she and a co-worker were instructed to remove a disruptive individual from the emergency room. Following the incident, the employer authorized medical care, including treatment with an orthopedic specialist and a psychiatrist. Neither physician provided an opinion that the employee’s alleged injuries arose primarily out of her employment. After an expedited hearing, the trial court found the employee did not come forward with sufficient evidence that she would likely prevail at trial in establishing that the work incident was the primary cause of her conditions and need for additional medical treatment and denied her request for medical benefits. The court also denied her request for temporary disability benefits, noting she provided no proof of her compensation rate or the time period for which she contended she was entitled to benefits. The employee has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s order and remand the case.

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