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SMITH v. COMPFIRST/L.C. INDUSTRIES

No. 2014-WC-00935-COA.

186 So.3d 873 (2015)

Franciene SMITH a/k/a Francience Smith a/k/a Francine Smith, Appellant v. COMPFIRST/L.C. INDUSTRIES and Legion Insurance Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 2015.

Certiorari Denied March 10, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Hiser Funderburg , Jackson, attorney for appellant.

Lori Jordan Grahama , attorney for appellees.

Before GRIFFIS, P.J., ISHEE and MAXWELL, JJ.

¶ 1. While the doctrine of res judicata applies to Mississippi workers' compensation claims, there is a statutory exception. Under Mississippi Code Annotated section 71-3-53 (Rev.2011), the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission has discretionary authority to "terminate, continue, reinstate, increase, or decrease...

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