Von Ruden v. North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance Fund

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Workforce Safety and Insurance (“WSI”) appeals from a district court judgment reversing WSI’s decision to terminate Janet Von Ruden’s temporary partial disability benefits. WSI argues Von Ru-den’s right to receive disability benefits is limited to five years under N.D.C.C. § 65-05-10. We affirm the district court judgment, concluding WSI waived the five-year limit on Von Ruden’s temporary partial disability benefits.

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[¶2] Von Ruden sustained a work-related injury in 1994, was unable to return to her previous employment, and was awarded temporary partial disability…