Lacay Crew v. First Source Furniture Group D/B/A Anderson Hickey Company

In 2004, the plaintiff, Lacay Crew, filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging injuries to her left and right hands, wrists, and arms, while in the course and scope of her employment. In response, the defendant, First Source Furniture Group, d/b/a Anderson Hickey Company, denied the claim on issues of causation. The trial court found that Crew sustained a compensable, gradual injury to  both upper extremities and awarded a permanent partial vocational disability of 25% to each upper extremity equating to a judgment award of $25,479.00. Discretionary costs in the amount of  $150.00 were awarded for reimbursement to Crew for a doctor’s completion of a Tennessee Department of Labor Form C-32 on Crew’s behalf. The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel found that there was insufficient evidence of causation and dismissed the case. We affirm the decision of the Appeals Panel.