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CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF A COURT ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,300 REGARDING GLENN LAUDERDALE VS. THE CITY OF NORMAN, WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT CASE NO. WCC 2013-05128 J.
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BACKGROUND:
Glenn Lauderdale is a System Support Technician in Information Technology who filed Workers' Compensation Case No. 2013-05128 J on May 14, 2013 alleging a work related single incident injury to left shoulder/left arm on February 7, 2013. The City denied the claim but the court appointed Independent Medical Examiner found the injury to be work related. Mr. Lauderdale had arthroscopic shoulder surgery with debridement of a bursa tear and rotator cuff tear, a distal clavicle resection, and an acromioplasty on March 29, 2013 and was released without restrictions to return to work July 15, 2013. A second surgery was required on January 17, 2014, which included a left shoulder rotator cuff repair, subacromial decompression and distal clavicle excision and revision of the biceps tendon and was released without restrictions to return to work May 19, 2014. The case proceeded through the normal litigation process. A trial was held on May 19, 2015. On June 10, 2015 the Court awarded 20% permanent partial impairment benefits to the body as a whole attributable to the left shoulder for the total sum of $32,300 to include reasonable and necessary continuing medical maintenance with his treating physician and prescription medications, if any, for the use of Schedule II drugs and review upon application of either party.
DISCUSSION:
Mr. Lauderdale is a sixteen (16) year employee of the City of Norman who was hired as System Support Technician for Information Technology on November 2, 1998.
Issues for Trial. The issues to be tried May 19, 2015 before the Workers' Compensation Court were nature and extent of permanent partial impairment benefits, temporary total disability, rehab, continued medical maintenance, and commute. Perm...
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