(December 13, 2022, 12:12 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 denied a workers’ compensation claimant’s petition for writ of certiorari, refusing to consider whether the Tennessee Court of Appeals erred in affirming a trial court’s ruling that claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraudulent and intentional misrepresentation and bad faith against a workers’ compensation insurer are barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Act....