Friday, July 31, 2020

Appeal Dismissed for Failure to Identify Judicial Error

Shelly Dale v Washington University 

Release Date:  July 29, 2020  (December 2009)

Venue:  St. Louis  

Plot Summary:  Commission dismisses an appeal for failure to identify error of an award in which the ALJ denied benefits on a failure too prove causation based on admissible evidence. 

Cast
Boresi, ALJ
Brooks
Ware

Comments:   The ALJ denied claimant's attempts to offer a report that was "just found" or continue the case, noting further delay was prejudicial to the defense after more than 2 dozen prior court settings for a case that remained unresolved more than a decade after the accident