On August 10, 2012, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released an opinion in Gold Kist v. Smith, 2012 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 220, clarifying the “debilitating pain” exception. In Gold Kist, the plaintiff suffered a severe ankle injury which arose in the line and scope of her employment. Following surgery and a period of recovery, the…
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Under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, injuries are divided between injuries compensated according to the schedule of benefits contained in Ala. Code § 25-57(a)(3) and injuries compensated outside of the schedule. Typically, compensation for scheduled injuries is less than compensation awarded outside of the schedule. More significantly, evidence of a vocational impairment has been deemed irrelevant to…
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In McDaniel v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co., the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, in a case of first impression, vastly expanded the category of employees meeting the definition of “traveling employees” for the purposes of Alabama’s workers’ compensation law. In McDaniel, the employee worked as a “rough neck” or “motor man” for a drilling company…
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On April 27, 2011, a series of destructive tornados tore through the state of Alabama, killing hundreds and injuring hundreds more. Although legal concerns are not at the top of anyone’s mind in this time of tragedy, workers’ compensation adjusters and attorneys might soon be faced with workers’ compensation claims for injuries or deaths which…
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