Paula Russell, Claimant, Petitioner v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Employer, and Illinois National Insurance Company…

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the workers' compensation commission’s repeated remand orders are immediately appealable because the delays deprive the claimant of an adequate remedy, reversed the appellate panel’s remand, and remanded the case for an immediate final review of the original commissioner’s decision. The Court emphasized the Act’s purpose of swift resolution and applied the Administrative Procedures Act’s adequate‑remedy exception.