Barbara Mitchell v. Milan Seating Systems, Assumed Name For Intier Automotive Seating of America, Inc. et al.

In this case, the employer appeals the judgment of the trial court, which awarded a twelve percent permanent partial disability to the employee’s left arm and found that the employee provided timely notice of her injury pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-201(b)(1). At trial, the employee contended that she sustained a gradually occurring injury from her work with the employer over a fifteen-year period, causing ulnar nerve neuropathy in her left elbow. The employer argues on appeal that the employee failed to carry her burden of proof as to causation and did not provide timely notice of the injury to the employer. After careful consideration of the record in this case, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.