The Whirlpool logo is seen on a refrigerator on display at an appliance store in Manhattan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state Supreme Court ruled against Whirlpool Corp. and for its former employee Wednesday, boosting his chances of prevailing on a workplace injury compensation claim., a bulge that occurs in the groin, after suffering a work-related injury at a physical job at Whirlpool, a home appliance manufacturer.
Caldwell sued Whirlpool and the then-Administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, arguing he was entitled to additional coverage. A Marion County common pleas judge sided with Whirlpool, finding that a five-year time window from the last compensation payment Caldwell received had expired, foreclosing his ability to file suit. The Third District Court of Appeals agreed.