Cain v. Waste Management, Inc

In Docket No. 242104, defendant Waste Management, Inc., and its insurer appeal by leave granted from a May 24, 2002, order of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (wcac), after remand from our Supreme Court, awarding plaintiff total and permanent disability benefits. In Docket No. 242123, defendant the Second Injury Fund (SIF), Total and Permanent Disability Provisions, appeals by leave granted from the same order. These appeals were consolidated for purposes of appeal. We affirm.

We are asked to determine (1) whether the WCAC used the proper standard in determining “specific loss”…