Legal Opinion

Bechtel Corp. v. Ponte

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 4, 2000No. 99-188-M.PPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case came before the Court on the employer’s petition for certiorari seeking review of a final decree of the Appellate Division (Appellate Division) of the Workers’ Compensation Court (WCC), which reversed a trial judge’s grant of a request to set an earnings capacity. We issued the writ. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the decree of the Appellate Division and deny the employer’s petition for cer-tiorari.

This case was presented to the WCC as an employer’s petition to review in which the employer, Bechtel Corporation (employer), sought to reduce…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Geigy Chemical Corp. v. ZuckermanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
  2. Star Enterprises v. DelBaroneSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  3. Lombardo v. Atkinson-KiewitSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. Trotta v. BROWN & SHARPE MANUFACTURING COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
  5. Forte v. Fernando Originals, Ltd.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gallagher v. National Grid USA/Narragansett ElectricSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012

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