Edens v. Brundage-Bone - Idaho Industrial Commission - C 2008-035062; 2014-004950; 2014-011138
Jun 07, 2016OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensable Injury, Occupation Disease, Dispute Between Surety.
Meridian, ID
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OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensable Injury, Occupation Disease, Dispute Between Surety.
OUTCOME: Affirm
The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the order of the Industrial Commission. This is an appeal from an order of the Industrial Commission holding that a worker injured in an industrial accident had failed ... to prove that he was entitled to benefits for psychological care. Because the Commission’s decision was based upon its constitutional right to weigh the evidence and determine the credibility of conflicting expert opinions, we affirm the order of the Commission.
OUTCOME: Favorable
Reconsideration RE: Compensable Injury
OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensability
OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensability of a psychological condition.
OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensable Injury
OUTCOME: Remand
In this worker compensation case, the Idaho Industrial Commission found Trudy Deon to be totally and permanently disabled from a work-related injury. The Commission held that her employer, H&J, Inc., ... was 100% liable for her disability benefits. However, the Commission, acting on its own volition, decided to reconsider its decision because during the proceedings Deon had made a settlement with the Idaho Special Indemnity Fund wherein that entity had assumed partially responsible for her disability. The Commission determined that Deon was precluded by the doctrine of collateral estoppel from claiming the employer was 100% liable for her disability. It reduced the employer’s responsibility for her benefits to 23.92%. The Supreme Court reversed the reconsideration, holding that the Industrial Commission could not sua sponte (acting on its own volition) raise a collateral estoppel defense.
OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensability, Medical Care, Disability
OUTCOME: Favorable
Compensability
OUTCOME: Favorable
Disability Determination