Friday, April 6, 2018

Total awarded against fund based on "unrebutted" expert opinion.

Hellmann v Prairie Farms Dairy
4/5/2018 
ALJ Denigan
Atty  Dalton
Experts Volarich, England


The Commission affirmed a PTD award to 56 year old worker against the SIF.  The employer had settled for a primary elbow injury. the ALJ notes claimant had an "unusual" number of surgeries for prior orthopedic conditions, and that the opinions of claimant's expert were "unrebutted."