City of Norman v. Helm

DEBORAH B. BARNES, Presiding Judge.

T1 Petitioner City of Norman, Oklahoma (Employer) seeks review of an Order of a three-judge panel of the Workers' Compensation Court, filed on December 22, 2011, affirming in part and modifying in part the decision of the trial court. After review of the record and applicable law, we conclude the Order of the three-judge panel is contrary to law and, therefore, we vacate the Order. We remand with directions to enter an order denying compensability.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

T2 Respondent Mark Helm (Claimant) filed a Form 3 in June of 2007 alleging that…