'If you don't have the authorized treating physician's report releasing the person to full duty, then it's like a crapshoot,' Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller said.
Progressive admitted liability but contested the damages arguing that two years after the crash, the plaintiff was well enough to compete in horseback riding competitions and the injuries were not severe.
The two cases provide a unique chance to look at how workers' comp plays out in pro sports and why it is the least desirable route to recovery for players.
An appeal is underway in a case involving a woman who had her workers' compensation benefits pulled for failing to stop smoking while undergoing medical treatments.
The causes behind the social inflation theory are numerous, but one of them is that attorney advertising affects the public in unexpected ways, according to some defense lawyers.