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BARNES v. PINNACLE FOODS GROUP

No. E2009-01343-WC-R3-WC.

KARA BARNES, v. PINNACLE FOODS GROUP,

Supreme Court of Tennessee Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel, at Jackson.

Mailed January 19, 2011.

Filed April 13, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Walk, Jr. , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Pinnacle Foods Group.

Steven W. Maroney and Matthew R. West , Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellee, Kara Barnes.

DONALD P. HARRIS, SR. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, J., and TONY A. CHILDRESS, SP. J., joined.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DONALD P. HARRIS, Senior Judge.

In this workers' compensation action, the employee sustained bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of her employment. She had two surgeries on her left arm to treat the condition. Prior to reaching maximum medical improvement, she voluntarily retired. The trial court found that her retirement was reasonably related to her work injuries, and therefore the statutory limit to permanent partial disability...

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