Abbott Laboratories v. Smith

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

Abbott Laboratories has appealed from the November 10, 2005, opinion of the Workers’ Compensation Board which affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s opinion and order concluding that Rick D. Smith died in a work-related motor vehicle accident, and that his wife, Barrett Smith, was entitled to death benefits and unpaid medical benefits under KRS 2 342.750. Having concluded that the Board did not overlook or misconstrue controlling statutes or caselaw, or flagrantly err in assessing the evidence so as to cause gross injustice, we affirm. 3

Because the Board succinctly set…