Williams, John v. All-Star Personnel, Inc.

2020 TN WC 131
CourtTennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims
DecidedDecember 7, 2020
Docket2019-06-1523
StatusPublished

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Williams, John v. All-Star Personnel, Inc., 2020 TN WC 131 (Tenn. Super. Ct. 2020).

Opinion

FILED Dec 07, 2020 10:35 AM(CT) TENNESSEE COURT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

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AT NASHVILLE

JOHN WILLIAMS, ) Docket No. 2019-06-1523 Employee, ) v. ) ) ALL-STAR PERSONNEL, INC., ) State File No. 44553-2019 Employer, ) ) BENCHMARK INS. CO., ) Insurer. ) Judge Joshua Davis Baker

SCHEDULING ORDER

The Court enters the following scheduling order:

A. CONTESTED ISSUES: The contested issues are medical benefits, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits and compensability.

B. DISCOVERY:

1. The parties shall complete all lay witness depositions on or before January 31, 2021.

2. The parties shall complete all expert witness depositions on or before March 12, 2021.

C. POST-DISCOVERY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Post-discovery alternative dispute resolution (mediation) shall take place on March 30, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT). The mediator shall determine whether the mediation will mediation

1 shall not be extended for any reason without express permission of the undersigned and for good cause by written motion filed no later than ten days before the deadline.

D. STIPULATIONS OF THE PARTIES: Each party shall submit any additional stipulations of fact on or before five calendar days before the Compensation Hearing.

E. LIST OF PROPOSED WITNESSES AND EXHIBITS: No later than five calendar days before the Compensation Hearing, each party shall file with the Court Clerk a list of the witnesses and proposed exhibits which may be introduced presented the Compensation Hearing, except for those witnesses or exhibits expected to be presented for impeachment or rebuttal purposes.

F. PREHEARING BRIEF: The parties shall file any prehearing briefs no later than five calendar days before the hearing.

G. COMPENSATION HEARING: The Compensation Hearing is set for Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. (CDT) Claims, located at 220 French Landing Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Absent extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Judge, the date of the compensation hearing shall not be modified.

A. ESTIMATED HEARING TIME: The parties expect the Compensation Hearing to last a half day.

B. SETTLEMENT: If the parties reach a settlement of all issues prior to the scheduled Compensation Hearing, the parties shall immediately give notice to Sarah Byrne. Ms. Byrne may be reached via email at Sarah.G.Byrne@tn.gov.

C. COMPLIANCE: Failure to comply with the deadlines in this Order subjects any party to referral to the Penalty/Compliance Division of the Bureau of

pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-118.

IT IS ORDERED.

ENTERED December 7, 2020.

2 _____________________________________ Joshua Davis Baker, Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of this Order was sent as indicated December 7, 2020.

Name Certified Via Via Email Address Mail Fax Email Brett Rozell, X brozell@rma-law.com, crozell@rma-law.com David Deming, X ddeming@manierherod.com, tjoiner@manierherod.com MOST, X April.verdoni@tn.gov April Verdoni, Davette.c.taylor@tn.gov Davette Taylor

______________________________________ PENNY SHRUM, COURT CLERK wc.courtclerk@tn.gov

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