Workers Comp (SOL): MANALPAN MINING CO. V. LUNSFORD (SC 8/24/2006)

MANALPAN MINING CO. V. LUNSFORD
WORKERS COMP:  Hearing Loss, Statute of Limitations
2005-SC-000626-WC.pdf
TO BE PUBLISHED
REVERSING; OPINION OF THE COURT
DATE RENDERED  8/24/2006

This case holds that in hearing loss cases, a worker has only two years to file his claim, even if he has not discovered the hearing loss was work-related until after that time has passed.