Employee Failed Burden of Proof
Susan Fritts2023-01-13T13:37:53+00:00Gaeten Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Co. - Where the employee failed in his burden of proving that his hemp [...]
Unusual Interpretation of the Principle of Res Judicata
Susan Fritts2023-01-13T13:36:10+00:00Richard Pratt v. S.D. Warren- The Workers' Compensation Board Appellate Division recently issued a decision that offers an unusual interpretation [...]
Determining Employee’s Earning Capacity
Susan Fritts2022-12-15T20:11:14+00:00Kevin Eaton v. City of Bangor - Where the employee had limited work capacity but surveillance showed some ability to [...]
Apportionment
Susan Fritts2022-12-14T19:16:48+00:00James Salvatore v. O’Reilly Auto Enterprises- Where one of two sec. 207 medical examiner’s opined that Salvatore’s 2016 left shoulder [...]
Employer not told injury was caused or aggravated by Work
Susan Fritts2022-12-13T14:15:25+00:00Leroy Cass v. New Balance Shoe- Where Cass had a known pre-existing left shoulder condition and the employer’s medical dept. [...]
Case Remanded for Medical Experts’ Qualifications
Susan Fritts2022-12-02T20:36:02+00:00Joseph Masselli v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.- Because the ALJ failed to make sufficient findings and conclusion regarding the 312 IME’s [...]
Appeal Dismissed because of Untimely Filing
Susan Fritts2022-11-29T16:36:44+00:00Kathleen Tabb v. Corning, Inc.- Order Dismissing Appeal- The Appellate Division dismissed the employer’s appeal because it was not filed [...]
Findings of Fact insufficient for Appellate Review
Susan Fritts2022-11-23T13:53:50+00:00Abel Lang v. Energy North, Inc.- Because the ALJ simply repeated testimony and arguments made without stating which testimony was [...]
Comparative Medical Evidence Must be Undertaken by Expert Medical Witnesses
Susan Fritts2022-10-20T16:32:36+00:00Norton v. Aon Service Corp. – In Norton v. Aon Service Corp., Dec. No. 22-32, Ms. Norton suffered a work [...]
Pre-existing Mental Conditions Found Work-Related
Susan Fritts2022-10-20T14:04:35+00:00Bickford v. Central Maine Healthcare Corp. - While at work on November 25, 2019 Ms. Bickford was punched in the [...]