Luis Aguilar v. Luz Dariela Hernandez Maldnaldo d/b/a Brandon’s Construction

Summary

The Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims denied Luis Aguilar’s request for benefits based on an alleged November 15, 2024 left-knee injury. The court found that Aguilar identified and testified about a May 13, 2025 injury instead and had not shown that he was likely to prevail on the claim involving the November 15, 2024 date.

Holdings

1. Aguilar was unlikely to prevail because he did not identify or provide evidence of a specific incident causing a left-knee injury on November 15, 2024; instead, he testified that the injury occurred on May 13, 2025.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Aguilar demonstrated that he was likely to prevail on his claim for benefits for an alleged November 15, 2024 workplace injury.
2. Whether the alleged November 15, 2024 injury satisfied Tennessee’s requirement that an accidental injury arise primarily out of and in the course and scope of employment and be identifiable by time and place of occurrence.

Disposition

other