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SWEENEY v. KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2007-SC-000885-WC.

260 S.W.3d 829 (2008)

Andrea Sue SWEENEY, Appellant, v. KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER, Hon. Grant S. Roark, Administrative Law Judge and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Perry, III, Paintsville, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

A. Stuart Bennett, Jackson Kelly, PLLC, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

OPINION OF THE COURT

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed the claimant's application for benefits, finding that she failed to show a permanent, work-related injury. The Workers' Compensation Board and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Appealing, the claimant argues that Kentucky should adopt a rule that gives the opinions of a treating physician greater weight than those of an examining physician. She also argues that the ALJ misconstrued the law regarding pre...

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