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Musgrove vs. Coffey 03A01-9707-CV-00301		Court of Appeals	09/17/96
02S01-9511-CC-00121 02S01-9511-CC-00121		Supreme Court	09/16/96
01S01-9509-CV-00150 01S01-9509-CV-00150		Supreme Court	09/16/96
01S01-9511-CC-00219 01S01-9511-CC-00219		Supreme Court	09/16/96
03S01-9601-CH-00002 03S01-9601-CH-00002 Originating Judge:Howell N. Peoples		Supreme Court	09/16/96
01S01-9507-CR-00110 01S01-9507-CR-00110		Supreme Court	09/16/96
01S01-9507-CR-00110 01S01-9507-CR-00110		Supreme Court	09/16/96
02S01-9512-CH-00131 02S01-9512-CH-00131 Originating Judge:D. J. Alissandratos		Supreme Court	09/16/96
State vs. Antwain Spears W2000-01167-CCA-R3-PC The petitioner appeals the trial court's denial of his post-conviction petition, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the trial court's denial of the petition. Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton Originating Judge:C. Creed Mcginley	Carroll County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/16/96
01S01-9510-CV-00185 01S01-9510-CV-00185		Supreme Court	09/16/96
02S01-9509-CV-00083 02S01-9509-CV-00083		Supreme Court	09/16/96
01C01-9511-PB-00380 01C01-9511-PB-00380	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/13/96
Craig v. Gabbert 01A01-9506-CH-00274 Originating Judge:Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.	Davidson County	Court of Appeals	09/13/96
01C01-9512-CC-00412 01C01-9512-CC-00412	Giles County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/13/96
Forbes vs. Wilson Co. Emergency 01A01-9602-CH-00089	Wilson County	Court of Appeals	09/13/96
Vicky Ladd v. Perma-View Processed Glass 01S01-9509-CH-00158 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with TENN. CODE ANN. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Plaintiff injured her back on December 8, 1989 while working for defendant. The trial judge set the weekly benefit rate at $144.67, ordered defendant to pay certain discretionary costs and awarded plaintiff 35 percent permanent vocational disability. We affirm the trial judge's award of 35 percent permanent vocational disability and remand for further hearing on plaintiff's weekly benefit rate and discretionary costs. Plaintiff was injured at work on December 8, 1989 when a crate hit her in the back, resulting in a contusion of her left shoulder and subsequent symptomatic thoracic outlet syndrome and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She was evaluated and treated by a number of doctors but has continued to have severe pain and other symptoms. Dr. W. D. Hudson saw plaintiff on the date of the accident and diagnosed brachial plexus contusion. When plaintiff continued to have severe pain, Dr. Hudson determined she had reflex sympathetic dystrophy from trauma to the left brachial plexus nerve fiber and referred her for neurosurgical evaluation and for treatment of chronic pain. He thought her permanent partial impairment was probably between twenty and thirty percent. Dr. Andrew Miller, orthopedic surgeon, treated plaintiff at the employer's request. He prescribed physiotherapy, heat, traction and an exercise program, with no improvement in plaintiff's symptoms. Dr. Miller diagnosed cervical degenerative arthritis at C-4 through C-6 and mild bulging disc at C-4/5, which he did not think were related to her work. Dr. John W. Klemin, chiropractor, diagnosed chronic cervicothoracic strain or sprain complicated by rotary scoliosis and vertebral subluxations resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome and thought the prognosis for recovery was guarded. Dr. Arthur Bond, neurosurgeon, evaluated plaintiff on August 8, 1991 and opined that plaintiff's history was compatible with thoracic outlet syndrome 2 Authoring Judge: Per Curiam Originating Judge:Hon. Alex W. Darnell	Montgomery County	Workers Compensation Panel	09/13/96
01C01-9507-CC-00235 01C01-9507-CC-00235 Originating Judge:Robert W. Wedemeyer	Montgomery County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/13/96
01C01-9504-CR-00120 01C01-9504-CR-00120 Originating Judge:Thomas H. Shriver	Davidson County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/13/96
Vicky Ladd v. Perma-View Processed Glass 01S01-9509-CH-00158 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with TENN. CODE ANN. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. Plaintiff injured her back on December 8, 1989 while working for defendant. The trial judge set the weekly benefit rate at $144.67, ordered defendant to pay certain discretionary costs and awarded plaintiff 35 percent permanent vocational disability. We affirm the trial judge's award of 35 percent permanent vocational disability and remand for further hearing on plaintiff's weekly benefit rate and discretionary costs. Plaintiff was injured at work on December 8, 1989 when a crate hit her in the back, resulting in a contusion of her left shoulder and subsequent symptomatic thoracic outlet syndrome and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She was evaluated and treated by a number of doctors but has continued to have severe pain and other symptoms. Dr. W. D. Hudson saw plaintiff on the date of the accident and diagnosed brachial plexus contusion. When plaintiff continued to have severe pain, Dr. Hudson determined she had reflex sympathetic dystrophy from trauma to the left brachial plexus nerve fiber and referred her for neurosurgical evaluation and for treatment of chronic pain. He thought her permanent partial impairment was probably between twenty and thirty percent. Dr. Andrew Miller, orthopedic surgeon, treated plaintiff at the employer's request. He prescribed physiotherapy, heat, traction and an exercise program, with no improvement in plaintiff's symptoms. Dr. Miller diagnosed cervical degenerative arthritis at C-4 through C-6 and mild bulging disc at C-4/5, which he did not think were related to her work. Dr. John W. Klemin, chiropractor, diagnosed chronic cervicothoracic strain or sprain complicated by rotary scoliosis and vertebral subluxations resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome and thought the prognosis for recovery was guarded. Dr. Arthur Bond, neurosurgeon, evaluated plaintiff on August 8, 1991 and opined that plaintiff's history was compatible with thoracic outlet syndrome 2 Authoring Judge: Per Curiam Originating Judge:Hon. Alex W. Darnell	Montgomery County	Workers Compensation Panel	09/13/96
02A01-9510-CV-00217 02A01-9510-CV-00217 Originating Judge:D'Army Bailey	Shelby County	Court of Appeals	09/13/96
02A01-9507-CH-00154 02A01-9507-CH-00154 Originating Judge:D. J. Alissandratos	Shelby County	Court of Appeals	09/13/96
01A01-9602-CH-00054 01A01-9602-CH-00054 Originating Judge:Robert S. Brandt	Davidson County	Court of Appeals	09/13/96
02A01-9505-CH-00104 02A01-9505-CH-00104		Court of Appeals	09/13/96
National Healthcorp, L.P. v. James Puckett 01S01-9510-CV-00187 This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with TENN. CODE ANN. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The employer filed this complaint asking the trial court to determine whether the employee sustained any permanent partial disability as a result of an incident at work in which he was in an elevator which fell or sped downward for ten floors. The trial court found that plaintiff sustained a work-related injury resulting in temporary disability but failed to meet his burden of proving permanent impairment and therefore was not entitled to permanent partial disability benefits. The court found that certain court-ordered temporary total disability benefits had been paid beyond the employee's period of temporary disability, and ordered the employee to reimburse the employer $3,826.32 for this overpayment. Further, the court ordered the employer to pay medical expenses for authorized physicians and the employee to pay medical expenses for treatment he secured on his own. An issue raised on briefs as to the characterization of benefits so as to affect Social Security payments was withdrawn by employee's counsel at oral argument and will not be discussed herein. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. The employee worked for this employer from 199 until February 1992, when he was involved in an on-the-job accident. On February 19, 1992, while he was in a company elevator, the elevator "fell" or traveled too quickly from the fourteenth to the fourth floor. The employee was tossed about inside the elevator, wrenching his shoulder and neck. The employee was treated by various physicians, some of whom were approved by the employer and some of whom he saw on his own. Dr. Richard Rogers, an orthopedic surgeon, found degenerative changes in plaintiff's cervical spine not caused by trauma. Dr. Arthur Cushman, neurosurgeon provided a second surgical opinion at the court's order and found no permanent impairment. Authoring Judge: Senior Judge John K. Byers Originating Judge:Hon. Robert E. Corlew	Rutherford County	Workers Compensation Panel	09/13/96
01C01-9506-CC-00209 01C01-9506-CC-00209 Originating Judge:James K. Clayton, Jr.	Rutherford County	Court of Criminal Appeals	09/13/96