Belinda LeMarie v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Belinda LeMaire ("Employee") sustained an injury to her right foot while working for
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC ("Employer"). The claim was accepted as compensable, and
the Court of Workers' Compensation Claims ("trial court") entered a compensation order
awarding permanent-partial disability benefits along with future reasonable and necessary
rnedical benefits. Employee subsequently filed a petition for benefit determination stating
that she had been discharged by her treating physician, and Employer was refusing to
provide additional medical treatment. Following a hearing, the trial court ordered Employer
to provide Employee with a new panel of physicians qualified and willing to treat her workrelated
injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ("Appeals l3oard") affirmed.
Employer has appealed and the appeal has been referred to the Special Workers'
Compensation Appeals Panel pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 51. We affirm
the judgment of the Appeals Board and adopt its opinion as set forth in the attached
Appendix.