MICHAEL BRENDAN HODGE v. ALCOA, INC., AND ARCONIC CORP., ET AL. - Articles

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MICHAEL BRENDAN HODGE v. ALCOA, INC., AND ARCONIC CORP., ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 22, 2026

Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals Board

Attorneys 1: Tiffany S. Hranicky, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the employer-appellants, Alcoa, Inc., and Arconic Corp.

Attorneys 2: David H. Dunaway, Alcoa, Tennessee, for the employee-appellee, Michael Brendan Hodge.

Judge(s): CONNER

In this interlocutory appeal, the employer alleges that the trial court erred in its analysis of the employee’s notice and filing requirements. The employee, who worked as a brick mason at an aluminum processing plant, provided notice of his alleged occupational disease claim and filed his petition for benefits approximately eight years after he became disabled from working. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court determined the employee is likely to prevail at trial in establishing the timeliness of both his written notice to the employer and the filing of his petition, and it ordered the employer to provide medical benefits. The employer has appealed. Having carefully reviewed the record, we affirm the trial court’s order and remand the case.

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