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Judge denies librarian’s request for mental health benefits - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2026 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Judge denies librarian’s request for mental health benefits by Louise Esola Claims Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Sep 17, 2026 A Tennessee workers compensation judge denied a former school librarian’s request for additional medical benefits following an encounter with a student, finding she had not cooperated with efforts to arrange psychiatric care and that the evidence did not establish an unusual stimulus supporting a mental injury claim. The judge with the Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims issued the expedited order on Tuesday in the claim against the City of Bartlett, case No. 2025-80-5753 . The ruling denied benefits at this stage while leaving the case pending, scheduling an additional hearing on Dec. 7. The librarian said a third-grade student repeatedly struck her chest, grabbed her wrists and pulled on her identification badge, choking her, during an August 2023 dispute over a folder. A teacher and school counselor disputed that account, describing a brief episode in which the student grabbed at the folder and swatted at the librarian. The employee initially sought treatment for physical complaints and anxiety. She later obtained counseling on her own and was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. She sought employer-funded psychiatric treatment and payment of her counseling bills. Bartlett provided a panel of psychiatrists, from which the employee selected a doctor. However, she subsequently revoked medical records authorizations, preventing the claims adjuster from scheduling an appointment, according to the order. The judge explained that the employee did not have to conclusively establish a compensable injury at the expedited hearing, but had to show she was likely to prevail at trial on her request for treatment. He found she had not fully cooperated with arranging psychiatric care and that the evidence presented did not show the incident involved the unusual stimulus required for a mental injury claim. He also denied payment for counseling she had obtained independently. The court separately declined to designate her preferred orthopedic surgeon as her treating physician. Although that surgeon recommended shoulder surgery and linked a partial rotator cuff tear to the workplace incident, the authorized physician had found no permanent impairment and no need for further treatment. The court also cited inconsistent injury histories and an initially normal shoulder MRI. 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